News
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Two consultations
Monday | Jan 30 2017THE Senate Standing Committee on Community Affairs has two open consultations relevant to pharmacists.
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US pharmacists for underserved areas
Monday | Jan 30 2017THE US National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) has endorsed the Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act, legislation recognising pharmacists as health care providers, enabling them in medically underserved areas to offer and be compensated for an expanded scope of patient-care services.
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Availability updates
Monday | Jan 30 2017GLAXOSMITHKLINE Australia has advised the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) that its impetigo treatment Bactroban 20mg/g which has been in short supply (PD 01 Jun 16) will become available from Feb this year.
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FDA warns on Hylands
Monday | Jan 30 2017THE US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has heightened its warning level about homeopathic teething products (PD 04 Oct), formally advising that tablets containing belladonna pose an unnecessary risk to infants.
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Events Calendar 27 Jan 17
Friday | Jan 27 201717 Feb: Foundation Seminar in Clinical Medication Management; Pullman Melbourne Albert Park; for details and to register: www.shpa.org.au 3-5 Mar: Annual Therapeutic Update 2017; Crowne Plaza Terrigal; register here: www.psa.org.au 8 Mar: AACP Accredited Pharmacists’ Forum: Quality Use of Medicines in the Management of Chronic Medical Conditions; Gold Coast Convention & Exhibition Centre; more info at: www.aacp.com.au 9-12 Mar: APP 2017; Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre; for details visit: www.appconference.com 31 Mar: Foundation Seminar in Clinical Pharmacy Practice; Sydney, NSW; registrations opening soon: www.shpa.org.au 29-30 Apr: Victorian Pharmacy Conference 2017; Monash University, Parkville; register here: www.psa.org.au 16-18 Jun: ConPharm 2017; Hotel Grand Chancellor, Hobart; find out more: www.aacp.com.au 28-30 Jul: PSA17; Hyatt Regency, Darling Harbour, Sydney; for details see: www.psa17.com.
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O’Loghlin at APP2017
Friday | Jan 27 2017MEDIA personality James O'Loghlin will present a session at APP2017 titled 'Overcoming the obstacles to innovation'.
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Addictive medication exceeds road toll
Friday | Jan 27 2017THE number of people dying from addictive medications such as opioids and benzodiazepines (mostly accidentally) is overtaking the national road toll, according to the Alcohol and Drug Foundation.
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Bexsero supplies up
Friday | Jan 27 2017ALTHOUGH GSK's Bexsero (meningococcal B) vaccine is currently in short supply, the company has given assurances that Australians will be able to access the vaccine by the end of Jan, but does say the demand is still high.
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Cooper OAM honour
Friday | Jan 27 2017UNIVERSITY of Canberra Faculty of Health Professor Gabrielle Cooper was awarded the Order of Australia Medal (OAM) for service to the pharmacy sector, and to tertiary education in the Governor General's Australia Day list of appointments and awards.