News
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Paris promotion
Tuesday | Oct 30 2018DERMAL Therapy is offering pharmacy customers the opportunity to win a trip to Paris, with pharmacies encouraged to stock up on the products to give their clients more chances to win.
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Willach DAA launch
Tuesday | Oct 30 2018WILLACH is today formally launching new Consis Automated Tablet Packagers (ATP), with the systems expected to "shake up the Dose Administration Aids market".
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Big Penis USA and more TGA drug alerts
Tuesday | Oct 30 2018FAKE and illegal body-building, weight-loss and erectile dysfunction products have entered the Australian market via online purchases, the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has warned.
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MA appointment
Tuesday | Oct 30 2018MEDICINES Australia has named Jamie Snashall as its new Director of Public Affairs.
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Keytruda PBS for LC
Tuesday | Oct 30 2018MINISTER for Health Greg Hunt has announced the funding of immunotherapy medicine Keytruda (pembrolizumab) for first-line treatment of metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) to take effect 01 Nov.
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AZ in the kitchen
Tuesday | Oct 30 2018ASTRAZENECA has formed a partnership with the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation to develop an integrated kitchen garden program for secondary schools in Australia.
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Zytiga patent loss
Tuesday | Oct 30 2018JOHNSON & Johnson has lost a key court case in New Jersey, USA, opening up the market for its Zytiga prostate cancer drug to generic competition when the patent lapses tomorrow.
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Shake off the weight
Tuesday | Oct 30 2018PHARMACISTS should keep selling those weight-loss shakes based on the latest report from the World Health Organization (WHO).
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Cardiovascular plan
Tuesday | Oct 30 2018HEALTH Minister Greg Hunt yesterday announced $170,000 in funding for the National Heart Foundation of Australia to develop a National Strategic Action Plan for heart disease and stroke, with assistance from the National Stroke Foundation, to guide measures required to improve awareness, understanding, diagnosis and treatment of caridiovascular issues.
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Dispensary Corner
Tuesday | Oct 30 2018
30 Oct 18PRICES for some drugs in the USA are so high that authorities in the state of Utah are paying patients to travel to Mexico to purchase their medications.
