News
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Pharmacists shine in honours
Tuesday | Jan 29 2019PHARMACISTS were strongly represented in the Australia Day honours list for 2019, which was announced on the weekend.
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PDL warns on forged scripts
Tuesday | Jan 29 2019PHARMACISTS are being reminded of their obligations to take "reasonable steps to satisfy themselves that a prescription has been issued by an authorised prescriber," with a new update from Pharmaceutical Defence Limited (PDL) providing guidance on actions to be taken in the event a forgery is suspected.
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ConvaTec recall
Tuesday | Jan 29 2019STERILE surgical products company ConvaTec, in conjunction with the Therapeutic Goods Administration, has issued a recall of multiple products after tests found that the sterile packaging could have been breached during transport.
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Get educated at APP
Tuesday | Jan 29 2019THE organisers of the Australian Pharmacy Professional Conference and Trade Exhibition on the Gold Coast have highlighted the wide range of opportunities afforded during the event to earn Continuing Professional Development credits.
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TGA ad action
Tuesday | Jan 29 2019THE Therapeutic Goods Administration has completed more than 750 complaint cases since the introduction of major reforms to regulations around advertising introduced just over six months ago.
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PSOTY wildcard
Tuesday | Jan 29 2019ALYSSA Murray (pictured) from Queensland has won the National Australian Pharmacy Students' Association (NAPSA) Wildcard for the 2019 PSA Pharmacy Student of the Year (PSOTY) Award, sponsored by Mylan.
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Two psoriasis drugs
Tuesday | Jan 29 2019SUN Pharma and J&J subsidiary Janssen have announced the 01 Feb funding on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) of their respective severe chronic plaque psoriasis treatments.
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WA wage theft probe
Tuesday | Jan 29 2019UNION group Professional Pharmacists Australia (PPA) has welcomed an inquiry by the Western Australian government into wage theft, looking at issues such as staff not receiving sick or annual leave, superannuation, employment as a contractor but treated as an employee, and having no written contracts.
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Dispensary Corner 29 Jan 19
Tuesday | Jan 29 2019A newly released North Korean state-sanctioned fashion magazine (below) has once again highlighted the practical fashion sense of the country led by dictator Kim Jong-un.
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