News
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Section 19A database
Friday | Aug 3 2018THE Therapeutic Goods Administration has highlighted its database of section 19A approvals, listing medicines which are able to be imported and supplied during a shortage of other similar drugs.
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AHPRA commitment
Friday | Aug 3 2018ALL 15 health practitioner National Boards along with their Accreditation Councils and the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency have signed a new Statement of Intent to achieve equity in health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australia.
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Events Calendar 03 Aug 18
Friday | Aug 3 20189 – 10 Aug: Pharmacy WA Forum 2018 Conference and Trade Exhibition at Crown Perth; register.
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MHR move widely backed
Thursday | Aug 2 2018THERE has been broad support for the My Health Record (MHR) changes announced by Health Minister Greg Hunt to strengthen the privacy provisions of the platform (PD yesterday).
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‘Rainbow’ baby book plan
Thursday | Aug 2 2018AUSTRALIA'S states and territories have confirmed an agreement to move towards a nationally harmonised baby book system, so that immunisations and growth milestones for infants can be recorded in digital form consistently across all jurisdictions.
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AusCann reaps reward
Thursday | Aug 2 2018MEDICINAL cannabis AusCann Group says it has completed its second harvest at Chilean joint venture DayaCann, appointed a master grower for oversight of its operation in Tasmania and entered a research agreement with Jade Cannabis re its cultivation system.
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Biosimilar awareness
Thursday | Aug 2 2018THE Generic and Biosimilar Medicines Association (GBMA) will launch a national biosimilars awareness week in the first quarter of 2019, in order to "ignite public interest and bring biosimilars into the spotlight".
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Chemists’ Own launch
Thursday | Aug 2 2018ARROW Pharmaceuticals' Chemists' Own has released Cystitis Relief, a generic medicine that delivers relief from the painful burning symptoms of urinary tract infections.
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“Skin purifying” mask
Thursday | Aug 2 2018ACNE brand Proactiv has announced the launch of the Proactiv Skin Purifying Mask into the Australian pharmacy market.
