News
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TGA enforcement deficit
Tuesday | Nov 15 2016THE Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has marked itself down on its key performance indicator (KPI) scorecard for the period 2015-16 in relation to compliance and enforcement matters, but states that it performed to expectations on most other parameters.
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Dispensary Corner 14 Nov 16
Monday | Nov 14 2016FAST food giant McDonald’s is constantly innovating, and one of its latest creations certainly doesn’t seem.
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Weekly Comment 14 Nov 16: Key points to growing DAA volumes
Monday | Nov 14 2016WELCOME to PD's weekly comment feature.
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National Pharmacies app award
Monday | Nov 14 2016SOUTH Australia's National Pharmacies has been recognised for its technical excellence, with the group's smartphone app taking out an award at the recent Oracle Excellence Awards in San Francisco.
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Sore throat service
Monday | Nov 14 2016PHARMACISTS in the UK will be the first port of call for people suffering sore throats, with the national rollout of a new Sore Throat Test and Treat service.
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TGA efficiency up
Monday | Nov 14 2016THE average processing time taken to complete an MRA GMP clearance application has reduced to 4.7 weeks at 27 Sep compared to 5.0 weeks at 28 Aug and 4.8 weeks at 31 Jul, the TGA has reported.
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Collaborative year
Monday | Nov 14 2016THE past financial year has been a period of collaboration, consultation and revision for the Pharmacy Board of Australia, according to the Australian Helath Practitioners Regulatory Authority (AHPRA) 2015/16 annual report.
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Ley launches diabetes trial
Monday | Nov 14 2016HEALTH minister Sussan Ley has formally launched the Pharmacy Diabetes Screening Trial (PD 19 Oct), at an event on Sat at Amcal Chempro Pharmacy in Ashmore on the Gold Coast, Queensland.
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Alibaba record for CWH
Monday | Nov 14 2016CHEMIST Warehouse was the biggest-selling overseas merchant on China's Alibaba TMall on Fri, during the portal's annual 'Singles Day' sales extravaganza.
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Events Calendar 11 Nov 16
Friday | Nov 11 201616 Nov: Pitcher Pharmacy Networking Function; Brisbane; for details and to register visit: www.eventbrite.com.au 16-19 Nov: Medicines Management 2016; Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre; for more info visit: www.cpd.shpa.org.au 20 Nov: Pharmacist Administration of Influenza Vaccine; Glebe; enrol here www.guild.org.au.