News
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Sigma targets AZ direct
Tuesday | Jan 2 2018PHARMACIES affiliated with Sigma Healthcare are being encouraged to take commercial action in response to AstraZeneca's (AZ) move to direct distribution of some of its products (PD 31 Oct 17), with Amcal and Guardian members informed of changes to discounts and generous incentives to convert sales from AZ molecules to their generic equivalents.
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Events Calendar 22 Dec 17
Friday | Dec 22 20173-10 Jan: Dental & Medical Ski Conference; Aspen, USA; for more info and to register see:www.cpdconferencing.com.au,.
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Dispensary Corner 22 Dec 17
Friday | Dec 22 2017COULD a baby be just one year younger than its mother?.
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Happy Christmas!
Friday | Dec 22 2017THIS is the final issue of Pharmacy Daily for 2017, as we take a break next week to celebrate Christmas and the New Year.
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New look Zantac
Friday | Dec 22 2017NEW packaging has been released for Zantac, along with a new name for Zantac Extra which is now branded as Zantac Double Strength.
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PBS spend up 11.3%
Friday | Dec 22 2017TOTAL Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) expenditure for both Section 85 and Section 100 for the 2016-2017 financial year was up 11.3% to $12.1 billion, compared with $10.8 billion for the previous year.
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Encourage sun care
Friday | Dec 22 2017THE Cancer Council Australia is calling upon pharmacists to reinforce to staff and customers five key preventers of skin cancer this summer.
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Scheduling consult
Friday | Dec 22 2017THE Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) is seeking feedback around some amendments to the Poisons Standard relating to eprinomectin, moxidectin, mefentrifluconazole and more.
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New VPA forms
Friday | Dec 22 2017THE Victorian Pharmacy Authority (VPA) has updated its licence application forms (PD 13 Dec) which include the new VP-11 (for when the applicant is a registered pharmacist) and VP-12 (for company applicants).
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Dooley re-elected
Friday | Dec 22 2017PROFESSOR Michael Dooley has been re-elected as president of the Society Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA).
