News
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$10m for chronic pain
Friday | Feb 2 2018THE Federal Government has committed $10m to fund new research projects aimed at keeping people out of hospital.
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Codeine scripts
Friday | Feb 2 2018PHARMACIES across Australia have been receiving prescriptions for thousands of codeine tablets, according to a Fairfax report today.
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Medlab Qld/ACT tick
Friday | Feb 2 2018LISTED medicinal cannabis provider Medlab has received confirmation from the Queensland and ACT health departments that the company's current Licence to Sell or Supply Schedule 8 or Schedule 9 Drugs allows Medlab to sell its NanaBis product in the respective territories.
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Multiple myeloma PBS
Friday | Feb 2 2018EFFECTIVE yesterday, Australian patients with relapsed refractory multiple myeloma will no longer be required to use thalidomide prior to accessing Celgene's immunomodulating agent Revlimid (lenalidomide) through the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme.
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PBA highlights CPD
Friday | Feb 2 2018PHARMACY Board of Australia chair William Kelly has alerted pharmacists to a new Board diagram titled 'Pharmacy regulators and stakeholders' and raised awareness around the Board's expectations of pharmacists in terms of their continuing professional development (CPD) planning, referring to the recent publication of the 'National competency standards framework for pharmacists in Australia 2016'.
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MedReleaf licensed
Friday | Feb 2 2018AUSTRALIAN joint venture cannabis company MedReleaf has announced its entry into the local market, having been granted 'cultivation and production' and 'import' licenses by the Federal Office of Drug Control.
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$200K Guild political donations
Friday | Feb 2 2018THE Pharmacy Guild gave more than $212,000 to various political parties during 2016-17, according to the latest returns from the Australian Electoral Commission.
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NAPSA youthful energy
Friday | Feb 2 2018LAST week's NAPSA Congress 2018 was symbolised by Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) president Dr Shane Jackson calling on students to harness their "youthful energy" to brighten the future of pharmacy in Australia.
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Events Calendar 02 Feb 18
Friday | Feb 2 20184-5 Feb: Pharmacy Ownership Ready Conference; Gold Coast, QLD; register your interest here: www.medici.com.au, 16-18 Mar:.
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