News
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Apotex practitioner CMs
Thursday | Apr 5 2018CANADIAN-OWNED pharmaceutical generics and complementary medicines company Apotex has announced the launch of its "Australian manufactured, evidence-based" Amplio range of practitioner-strength vitamins (pictured).
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New dermal therapy
Thursday | Apr 5 2018DERMAL Therapy has expanded its range with the addition of three new products including Anti-Ageing Hand Balm, Anti-Itch Soothing Lotion and Very Dry Skin Cream.
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Pharmacist reprimand
Thursday | Apr 5 2018A pharmacist based on the NSW North Coast has been formally reprimanded and ordered to pay 60% of court costs of the NSW Health Care Complaints Commission (HCCC) after a 2014 investigation into reports of large quantities of high strength opioids being ordered in the region.
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Medicines experts
Thursday | Apr 5 2018THE theme of this year's World Pharmacists Day on 25 Sep 2018 will be "Pharmacists are your medicines experts", according to Carmen Pea, president of the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP).
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Alcohol and drug use
Thursday | Apr 5 2018ALCOHOL and illicit drugs are responsible for nearly one in every 20 deaths in Australia, according to new analysis from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.
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Walmart vs Amazon bidding for PillPack
Thursday | Apr 5 2018US RETAIL giant Walmart is in talks to pay less than US$1b to acquire PillPack, with rumours also of Amazon showing interest, according to a report by CNBC.
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7CPA Guild-PSA unity
Thursday | Apr 5 2018PHARMACEUTICAL Society of Australia president Dr Shane Jackson, in a show of solidarity, was invited to write the lead editorial for the current edition of the Guild's Forefront, highlighting the close workings of the two organisations toward positive future outcomes across many fronts such as Pain Medschecks, digital health and especially the 7th Community Pharmacy Agreement.
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Dispensary Corner
Thursday | Apr 5 2018
05 Apr 18JAPANESE employment practices are under scrutiny after reports of a woman being reprimanded because she fell pregnant "before it was her turn".
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CM compliance improves
Wednesday | Apr 4 2018AN INCREASE in complementary medicines (CM) regulatory activity by the Therapeutic Goods Administration has seen a significant drop in the proportion of CMs with verified compliance breaches over the last six months.
