News
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Supermarket appeal won
Monday | May 8 2017A pharmacist on the NSW Central Coast has won the right to operate a dispensary as part of a convenience store, after an Administrative Appeals Tribunal ruling following an initial decision by the Australian Community Pharmacy Authority denying him permission for the operation.
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Dispensary Corner 05 May 17
Friday | May 5 2017A British man who ordered a gluten-free meal on a recent flight to Australia was somewhat surprised to be offered just a single banana - along with some cutlery to eat it with.
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FDA to create new Digital Health unit
Friday | May 5 2017THE US Food and Drug Administration has confirmed the creation of a new digital health operation to help manage the increasing proliferation of software as a medical device.
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Pharmacist sentenced
Friday | May 5 2017AN American pharmacist who operated two pharmacies in Detroit has been sentenced to 52 months in prison for participating in a fraudulent prescription drug scam.
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Indian prescribers rebel against generics
Friday | May 5 2017THE Indian government may force doctors to only prescribe generic medications, with prime minister Narendra Modi recently slamming medical practitioners for writing prescriptions "in such a way that poor people do not understand the handwriting, and he has to buy that medicine from private stores at high prices".
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Pharmacy workforce program review
Friday | May 5 2017COMMUNITY pharmacists, students, pharmacy assistants, interns and pharmacy graduates are being invited to take part in a series of surveys as part of an ongoing review into workforce programs administered under the Sixth Community Pharmacy Agreement.
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Beware the Gorilla
Friday | May 5 2017THE Therapeutic Goods Administration has issued a formal warning about "Black Gorilla" tablets (pictured), with a new safety advisory stating the products pose a serious risk to health.
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AHPRA closure today
Friday | May 5 2017THE call centre operated by the Australian Health Practitioner Regulatory Agency (AHPRA) will be closed from 2pm AEST today due to an office relocation, with calls unable to be taken after this time.
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UK pharmacy lobby
Friday | May 5 2017BRITAIN'S Royal Pharmaceutical Society has issued a new "general election toolkit" aiming to inform candidates in the country's upcoming election about the pharmacy profession and its role in the UK health system.