News
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Amcal kidney service
Tuesday | May 30 2017AMCAL is rolling out a range of Kidney Health services nationwide, including a pharmacist blood pressure check, assessment of lifestyle factors, and the provision of a KidneyCheck screening test.
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TGA ticks Oz sunscreens
Tuesday | May 30 2017THE Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has laboratory tested 31 commonly used sunscreen products, including lotions, creams and aerosol sprays, sourced from pharmacies and supermarkets, and given the all-clear for every product evaluated.
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MedAdvisor iHealth deal
Tuesday | May 30 2017MEDADVISOR'S new agreement with US-based device manufacturer iHealth (PD breaking news yesterday) promises to "deliver a new revenue stream for MedAdvisor Network Pharmacies".
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Dispensary Corner 29 May 17
Monday | May 29 2017FOR some people, leaping from a bridge harnessed by a rubber band around the ankles is their idea of a great day out.
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New APC phone no
Monday | May 29 2017THE Australian Pharmacy Council has changed its main contact telephone number.
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Valium tampering
Monday | May 29 2017ROCHE Products, in consultation with the Therapeutic Goods Administration, is recalling all batches of Valium 5mg tablets supplied in blister packs of 50 tablets "due to the discovery of evidence of medicine tampering".
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Pharmacy rich listers
Monday | May 29 2017INVESTORS, pharmacy chain originators and supplement companies dominate the pharmacy contribution to the Australian Financial Review's (AFR's) annual top 200 Rich List this year.
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Ansell condom sale
Monday | May 29 2017ANSELL has sold its Sexual Wellness condom manufacturing business to a Chinese consortium for about $800 million.
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Guild backs eRx
Monday | May 29 2017THE Pharmacy Guild has expressed full support for the application by Fred IT offshoot eRx Script Exchange to continue a revenue sharing arrangement with IP MDS Pty Ltd (formerly MediSecure) to facilitate interoperability between the competing script exchange systems.