News
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Guild Vic nominations
Tuesday | May 9 2017THE Pharmacy Guild of Australia Victorian Branch has announced that nominations for election to the branch committee are now open.
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Next Winter Spotlight
Tuesday | May 9 2017THERE are still limited spaces available for the next Pharmacy Daily Winter Spotlight supplement which will appear on Tue 16 May.
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Fever-Bugz discount
Tuesday | May 9 2017HMR Healthcare is highlighting a 40% discount offer on its Fever-Bugz stick-on fever indicators, as well as an ongoing 30% off deal on the company's full range.
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NZ Pharmac proposal
Tuesday | May 9 2017NEW Zealand's Pharmac medicines organisation has opened a consultation on new funding proposals including an "anti-infectives suite," oncology drugs and two new cardiovascular medications.
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e-cig sites penalised
Tuesday | May 9 2017THREE online e-cigarette retailers The Joystick Company, Social-Lites and Elusion Australia, which is currently in liquidation, have been ordered to pay penalties for breaching the Australian Consumer Law in a Federal Court ruling.
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New PBS drugs noted
Tuesday | May 9 2017UNIVERSITY of Sydney Faculty of Pharmacy Dr Nial Wheate has published an interesting summary of seven "most notable" new additions to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme.
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Don’t Rush to Crush
Tuesday | May 9 2017MEDICINES information digital offering AusDI has announced the full integration of Don't Rush to Crush 2nd Edition into its platform providing Australian pharmacists with easy access to important drug management information and advice in a single location.
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Drug name confusion study
Tuesday | May 9 2017A SIGNIFICANT association between drug name confusion error rates observed in the real world and those seen in laboratory-based tests of memory and perception has been observed in a US study involving two large pharmacy chains.
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Codeine advertising alert
Tuesday | May 9 2017PHARMACISTS are being warned to remove any public advertising for medicines containing codeine in preparation for 01 Feb 2018, including product packaging, shelf, stand and floor advertising, dummy display products, website and social media material.
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Weekly Comment 08 May 17: Myth 2: Moisturising all the time will improve my baby’s skin
Monday | May 8 2017.