News
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Aussie top GSK role
Friday | Jan 20 2017AUSTRALIAN-BORN Luke Miels has been named as the new president, global pharmaceuticals for GlaxoSmithKline.
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Guild strongly backs HCH
Friday | Jan 20 2017THE Pharmacy Guild of Australia has come out firmly in favour of the government's Health Care Homes initiative - at the same time stressing that it's not seeking any additional funding from the program's budget for pharmacy.
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PSA budget submission
Friday | Jan 20 2017THE Pharmaceutical Society of Australia has urged a large scale trial integrating pharmacists in general practices, as part of its 2017-18 pre-budget submission unveiled yesterday.
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Travel Specials 19 Jan 17
Thursday | Jan 19 2017Norwegian Cruise Line’s Free at Sea offers choose up to five free offers when cruising with Norwegian Cruise Line.
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Dispensary Corner 19 Jan 17
Thursday | Jan 19 2017JUST as a replacement for health minister Sussan Ley was announced, Ken Harvey, Monash University School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine Adjunct Associate Professor has marked her abrupt departure with a comment about Ley's 2015 rejection of recommendations from then chief medical officer Chris Baggoley.
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Guild ITP extension
Thursday | Jan 19 2017THE earlybird enrolment competition for the Guild's Intern Training Program (PD 10 Jan) has been extended until 24 Jan - more at www.internpharmacist.com.au.
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NZ microbead ban
Thursday | Jan 19 2017THE New Zealand government has opened consultation on a proposed ban on the use of plastic "microbeads" in personal care products such as cosmetics, body washes and toothpastes.
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Pharmacists to sell six months’ OCs
Thursday | Jan 19 2017THE New Zealand Medicines Classification Committee (MCC) has recommended that the classification of selected oral contraceptives (OCs) be changed to allow supply by pharmacists in certain circumstances, the Ministry of Health has announced.
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Chinese high CVD risk
Thursday | Jan 19 2017CARDIOVASCULAR disease (CVD) has been dubbed Australia's top health issue, but Chinese Australians have been identified as especially vulnerable, according to researchers at the Sax Institute.
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Biosimilar consult
Thursday | Jan 19 2017THE US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has finally released its long-awaited draft guidance detailing the agency's expectations for demonstrating biosimilar interchangeability.