News
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NZ issues NRT RFP
Friday | Feb 24 2017NEW Zealand's PHARMAC has issued a request for proposals for the supply of nicotine replacement therapy, including but not limited to nicotine gum, lozenges, patches, oral spray and inhaler.
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Pot stocks get higher
Friday | Feb 24 2017AUSTRALIAN listed marijuana company stocks surged dramatically this week on the back of the relaxation of importation restrictions (PD yesterday).
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New chair for FGB
Friday | Feb 24 2017FELTON Grimwade & Bosisto's Pty Ltd has appointed Neil Kearney as its new non-executive chairman.
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Specialty cancer pharmacy locations
Friday | Feb 24 2017US PHARMACY giant Walgreens has this week designated more than fifty of its local specialty pharmacies across America as "cancer-specialised" locations.
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Flexible aged care
Friday | Feb 24 2017MINISTER for Aged Care, Ken Wyatt, yesterday announced 475 Short-Term Restorative Care places, described as "an innovative new form of flexible aged care that will help older people remain in their own homes for longer after injury or illness".
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$4m for gut research
Friday | Feb 24 2017THE Federal Government this week confirmed it would provide $4 million in funding for Australia's first dedicated micro gut health research centre.
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Risk mgt submissions
Friday | Feb 24 2017THE Therapeutic Goods Administration has released the four submissions that were made relating to the draft document Risk management plans for medicines and biologicals - Australian requirements and recommendations.
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New software alliance
Friday | Feb 24 2017THE Medical Software Industry Association (MSIA) is set to merge with the Aged Care IT Vendors Association (ACIVA), with the aim of providing a united voice for the health and aged care IT sector in Australia.
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GSK vaccine video
Friday | Feb 24 2017GLAXOSMITHKLINE general manager Anne Belcher appears in a new video from the company in which she discusses the challenges of vaccine manufacture and GSK's efforts to increase supply.
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Grim UK warning
Friday | Feb 24 2017A lack of understanding of the pharmacy sector by British politicians may ultimately see the end of community pharmacy in the UK, according to Cormac Tobin, md of Celesio UK which is the parent company of Lloydspharmacy.