News
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SHPA plots 2023 strategy
Thursday | Jan 24 2019THE Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA) has today released its five-year strategic plan, describing it as a "blueprint to advance Australian pharmacy by supporting world-leading practice for the optimal care of all people within the Australian health system".
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Pharmacy of the Year finalists named
Thursday | Jan 24 2019THE Pharmacy Guild of Australia yesterday named six pharmacies as finalists in the 2019 Pharmacy of the Year competition.
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API, Sigma plan progresses
Thursday | Jan 24 2019AUSTRALIAN Pharmaceutical Industries yesterday confirmed it was in "constructive dialogue" with rival Sigma Healthcare about progressing the recently unveiled merger proposal (PD 17 Dec).
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MHR flexibility boost
Thursday | Jan 24 2019NEW legislation strengthening the privacy and security protections of the My Health Record system mean that users have the ability to permanently delete their record at any time.
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Pharma champion Vic Australian of Year
Thursday | Jan 24 2019THE creator of not-for-profit pharmaceutical firm Medicines Development for Global Health, Mark Sullivan, has been named the 2019 Victorian Australian of the Year.
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OA/RA capsule recall
Thursday | Jan 24 2019THE Therapeutic Goods Administration has advised that Blueskygreenearth is recalling OA/RA capsules (batch 17098003) due to "contamination with a substance that poses an unacceptable risk to health".
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Dispensary Corner 24 Jan 19
Thursday | Jan 24 2019ORIENTAL deafness, or selective hearing, is something many suffer from at some stage, but one woman took it to extremes, unintentionally, and no pharmacy drug could help her.
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PSA supports pill testing
Wednesday | Jan 23 2019THE Pharmaceutical Society of Australia has released a new position statement in support of a trial of pill testing and drug checking services.
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TBN celebrates record
Wednesday | Jan 23 2019TOTAL Beauty Network (TBN) has this month hosted its Jan pharmacy conference, following a massive 2018 which saw DB Cosmetics, Raww and Colour by TBN sales topping more than five million units across Australia and NZ.