News
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NZ bulk paracetamol
Friday | Apr 7 2017NEW Zealand's Pharmaceutical Management Agency PHARMAC has announced the funding of bulk dispensing packs of the country's most prescribed medicine, paracetamol, from 01 Jul 2107.
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Poor web prescribing
Friday | Apr 7 2017BRITAIN'S Care Quality Commission (CQC) has issued formal reprimands to several online health sites, highlighting several cases compromising patient safety.
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Donor rego grants
Friday | Apr 7 2017THE Federal Government has opened applications for $473,000 in Community Awareness Grants, in order to support initiatives to boost the number of registered organ donors in Australia.
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Staff accused of fraud
Friday | Apr 7 2017TWO workers at a pharmacy in Hong Kong are facing a fraud conviction after allegedly charging a tourist from the Chinese mainland HK$50,000 for two bottles of menthol drops.
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Protecting vax turf
Friday | Apr 7 2017ONE day after the Department of Human Services announced it was formally inviting pharmacies to apply to become vaccination providers under the new Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) (PD yesterday), the Immunisation Coalition has launched its #HitMeWithYourBestShot campaign in what could be interpreted as an effort to protect the GP immunisation business.
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Superstar wanted
Friday | Apr 7 2017NOMINATIONS are now open for the Pharmacy Guild of Australia/Maxigesic Pharmacy Assistant of the Year Award (PATY), which recognises and celebrates the 'best of the best' in community pharmacy.
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Nucala AusPAR
Friday | Apr 7 2017GLAXOSMITHKLINE'S Nucala (mepolizumab) is the subject of a new Australian Public Assessment Report (AusPAR) by the Therapeutic Goods Administration as a new biological entity.
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Hepatitis C potential
Friday | Apr 7 2017AUSTRALIA has the potential to eradicate hepatitis C in the next 10--15 years, according to Associate Professor Simone Strasser, gastroenterologist at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney.
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Avoid the Qld water
Friday | Apr 7 2017THE Queensland Government is warning South-East Queenslanders to avoid any water activities after tropical cyclone Debbie caused sewerage systems to overflow and become contaminated.
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Shortages update
Friday | Apr 7 2017THE Therapeutic Goods Administration has advised of extensions to three current and ongoing medicine shortages.