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Dispensary Corner 22 Jan 18
Monday | Jan 22 2018MEDICINAL marijuana is the subject of several clinical trials, however, administering the subtance en masse to a bunch of fifth-graders is, let's face it, far more ethically questionable.
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FDA pings Delta Labs
Monday | Jan 22 2018THE US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has sent a warning letter about manufacturing practices at NSW-based Delta Laboratories, in relation to its facility in Somersby, near Gosford.
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S3 ad clarification
Monday | Jan 22 2018THE Therapeutic Goods Administration has stressed that the proposed changes to advertising of Schedule 3 medications (PD Fri) are part of a draft new Scheduling Policy Framework which is still subject to public consultation.
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Opioid consultation
Monday | Jan 22 2018OPTIONS for a regulatory response to opioid use and misuse in Australia are being canvassed in a new discussion paper released by the Therapeutic Goods Administration on Fri.
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Metformin recall
Monday | Jan 22 2018APOTEX is recallilng one patch of APO-Metformin XR 1000 mg tablets (batch number E16539) after a report of a small piece of white plastic - most likely from a cable tie - being embedded in a tablet.
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API warns of slow sales
Monday | Jan 22 2018AUSTRALIAN Pharmaceutical Industries this morning alerted investors that its half year result would be down about 9% on the previous corresponding period, with "suppressed retail conditions" persisting until late in the key Christmas trading period.
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Concern over CM ad changes
Monday | Jan 22 2018THE Federal government has been accused of attempting to bypass a Senate Committee review of proposed changes to advertising of complementary medicines, on the basis that the Therapeutic Goods Amendment Bill is "non-controversial".
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Dispensary Corner 19 Jan 18
Friday | Jan 19 2018IT MAKES perfect sense for the operation of a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol to be illegal, however in 2018 the term 'vehicle' is certainly broadening.
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PBA data released
Friday | Jan 19 2018THE Pharmacy Board of Australia has released its latest registration data, providing a snapshot of the profession as at 31 Dec 2017.
