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Operation Pangea XI
Thursday | Oct 25 2018IN A global operation led by Interpol and code-named Pangea XI, international regulatory and law enforcement agencies have targeted 465 websites illegally selling potentially dangerous, unapproved versions of opioid, oncology and antiviral prescription drugs across the globe.
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Blackmores helps out
Thursday | Oct 25 2018BLACKMORES has donated $50,000 to support the Country Women's Association (CWA) of NSW Drought Relief fund, & $50,000 more to the Red Cross Indonesian Earthquake and Tsunami Appeal.
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Dispensary Corner
Thursday | Oct 25 2018
25 Oct 18A woman has brought new meaning to the term "Bridezilla," after confessing to deliberately attempting to make her bridesmaids fatter so they wouldn't upstage her on her wedding day.
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Fred IT national RTPM deal
Wednesday | Oct 24 2018FRED IT Group has been appointed by the Federal Health Department to create and implement a new National Data Exchange (NDE) service, which will underpin the eventual national roll-out of real-time monitoring of prescription medications (RTPM).
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TGA goes digital for Rx meds
Wednesday | Oct 24 2018THE Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) is proposing to go purely digital with its updated submissions platform and seeks stakeholder input.
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Healthscope bid
Wednesday | Oct 24 2018PRIVATE hospital operator Healthscope has confirmed an unsolicited takeover bid from private equity group BGH Capital.
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WA board meetings
Wednesday | Oct 24 2018THE Pharmacy Registration Board of Western Australia has said it would meet on the third Wed of every month from Jan 2019.
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Deprescribing focus
Wednesday | Oct 24 2018THIS month's edition of the Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia's Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research (JPPR) focuses on medicines deprescribing, saying "mitigation of sub-therapeutic or potentially harmful polypharmacy as integral to all pharmacy practice".
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Holloway honoured
Wednesday | Oct 24 2018GRAEME Holloway was honoured with a Tasmanian Pharmacist Lifetime Achievement Award at the Tasmanian Pharmacist Dinner held last weekend.
