News
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Pain plan endorsed
Thursday | Aug 2 2018PAINAUSTRALIA has endorsed the National Pain Strategy as 'fit for purpose' to reduce Australia's current pain burden, following a Jun gathering of consumer and health experts in Canberra who agreed that it sets out a clear framework for supporting best practice pain management.
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Guilty pharmacist
Thursday | Aug 2 2018THE NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal has found that a locum pharmacist working at Broken Hill Hospital in 2014 misappropriated morphine and Codapane Forte.
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EMA Brexit scale back
Thursday | Aug 2 2018WITH the exit of Britain from the European Union, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) is set to move its headquarters to the Netherlands (PD 21 Nov 2017) but in the process, looks to lose more staff than anticipated.
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UK barcode push
Thursday | Aug 2 2018NEW European requirements will see every UK pharmacy required to scan barcodes on medicines to verify they are genuine, under the new Falsified Medicines Directive.
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Dispensary Corner
Thursday | Aug 2 2018
02 Aug 18YOU'VE heard of the return of unwanted medicines program - in Germany it's more like the return of the empty bottle scheme.
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PD breaking news – Banana Boat class action dropped
Thursday | Aug 2 2018Bannister Law abandons legal case.
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Cannabis products launch today
Wednesday | Aug 1 2018FOUR new medicinal cannabis items can be ordered by community pharmacists effective from today, with the addition of Canndeo Limited hemp-based products to the PharmaPrograms' Medicinal Cannabis Medicines Portal (MCMP) (PD 12 Sep 2017).
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Pharmacist research
Wednesday | Aug 1 2018ETHICS approval has been obtained for the distribution via PD of a survey which aims to explore the attitudes and practices of pharmacists regarding drug misuse in community pharmacy.
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Online ED drugs risks
Wednesday | Aug 1 2018THE Therapeutic Goods Administration has posted a warning to persons purchasing erectile dysfunction treatment drugs online from overseas suppliers.
