News
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Biosimilar fact sheets
Monday | Apr 3 2017THE Department of Health has published a series of fact sheets about the PBS listing of Australia's first biosimilar medicine, which became effective on 01 Apr.
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Wizard loyalty plan
Monday | Apr 3 2017WIZARD Pharmacy is today highlighting its "Rewards" loyalty scheme offering, which it says not only drives retention but also "delivers business growth through meaningful engagement" with customers - for details see page four of today's Pharmacy Daily.
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CGM to be funded for young diabetics
Monday | Apr 3 2017A national roadshow highlighting opportunities for young people with type 1 diabetes to access continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) technology will be undertaken in the coming weeks by the Danii Foundation.
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Blackmores NICM $10m boost
Monday | Apr 3 2017WESTERN Sydney University's National Institute of Complementary Medicine (NICM) has welcomed two philanthropic gifts totalling $10 million, the largest in the university's history.
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S3 advertising consultation
Monday | Apr 3 2017THE Therapeutic Goods Administration has opened a formal consultation on advertising of pharmacist-only (S3) medicines.
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PD breaking news – Health department to fund continuous glucose monitoring for people aged under 21 with type 1 diabetes
Saturday | Apr 1 2017Devices to become available at no charge through the National Diabetes Services Scheme.
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Events Calendar 31 Mar 17
Friday | Mar 31 201729-30 Apr: Victorian Pharmacy Conference 2017; Monash University, Parkville; register here: www.psa.org.au 21 May: 2017 PSA.
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Dispensary Corner 31 Mar 17
Friday | Mar 31 2017SPORT looks to have had a significant effect on the community in Iceland, which is experiencing a record-breaking baby boom exactly nine months after the country's stunning victory over England in the Euro 2016 football tournament.
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Measles outbreaks
Friday | Mar 31 2017VACCINE hesitancy and supply chain problems have been blamed for the relatively widespread outbreak of measles in Europe especially in France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Romania, Switzerland and Ukraine, reports the BBC.
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Strokecheck paused
Friday | Mar 31 2017WITH recent concerns around the Strokecheck program being offered within Amcal pharmacies (PD 12 Jan, 27 Mar), Sigma has announced that it is pulling the program from Amcal stores, in spite of some early positive results for patients.