News
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New drugs in 2016
Wednesday | Dec 7 2016NEW chemical entities (NCEs) gaining marketing approval by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) in Australia during 2016 have been listed on the TGA website along with Extensions of Indications registrations approved.
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FDA chief resigns
Wednesday | Dec 7 2016AFTER 25 years of service at the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), John Jenkins (pictured), director of the Office of New Drugs, will retire from the federal government on 06 Jan 2017.
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Cannabis trial recruiting
Wednesday | Dec 7 2016RESEARCHERS in NSW are now recruiting patients for a "world first" medicinal cannabis trial, for the prevention of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting.
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Guild Update 06 Dec 16: The Guild Pharmacy of the Year
Tuesday | Dec 6 2016THE Guild Pharmacy of the Year .
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Dispensary Corner 06 Dec 16
Tuesday | Dec 6 2016THIS might not be coming to pharmacies any time soon, but US plastic surgeon John Mesa claims to be pioneering new uses for Botox that combat some of the toughest wrinkles imaginable.
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Rego data released
Tuesday | Dec 6 2016THE Pharmacy Board of Australia has published registration data for the period 01 Jul-30 Sep 2016, revealing there are 27,073 pharmacists with general registration across Australia.
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$4.8m aspirin trial
Tuesday | Dec 6 2016HEALTH minister Sussan Ley has announced $483 million in grants for health and medical research funding, including $4,796,724 for the largest clinical trial ever conducted in Australia.
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EMA Hep C warning
Tuesday | Dec 6 2016THE European Medicines Agency (EMA) has confirmed patients treated with direct-acting retrovirals for hepatitis C such as Daklinza, Exviera, Harvoni, Solvadi, Olysio and Viekirax may be at risk of hepatitis B re-activation.
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CW supporting ‘Summer of Hope’
Tuesday | Dec 6 2016CHEMIST Warehouse has partnered with the Australian Federal Police's National Missing Persons Coordination Centre (NMPCC) to launch the 'Summer of Hope' campaign for 2016.
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Medicine access laws
Tuesday | Dec 6 2016PARLIAMENT'S last day of sitting for 2016 saw the first reading of the Therapeutic Goods Amendment (2016 Measures No.