News
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Heat Group buys Doward International
Tuesday | Nov 1 2016AUSTRALIAN-OWNED cosmetic and distribution company The Heat Group has announced the acquisition of Doward International, the country's oldest personal care distribution company.
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Complaints review
Tuesday | Nov 1 2016THE Therapeutic Goods Administration has confirmed the timeline for a consultation on options for handling complaints about therapeutic goods advertising, with plans to initiate the formal discussion this month.
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Cannabis guidance
Tuesday | Nov 1 2016GUIDANCE has been posted by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) for health professionals involved in providing medicinal cannabis products as an unapproved drug through the Special Access Scheme (SAS) or Authorised Prescriber Scheme.
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PSA honours Maree Smith
Tuesday | Nov 1 2016THE Pharmaceutical Society of Australia has awarded its highest honour, the 2016 Bowl of Hygeia, to Queensland pharmacist Professor Maree Smith (pictured).
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ASMI Diamond Awards
Tuesday | Nov 1 2016THE Australian Self Medication Industry (ASMI) recognised excellence in sales and marketing at the ASMI Diamond Awards dinner last week, attended by more than 200 industry personnel at Le Montage in Sydney.
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Review extended until May
Tuesday | Nov 1 2016THE outcome of the government's Review of Pharmacy Remuneration and Regulation will now not be handed down until May 2017, after Health Minister Sussan Ley and Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull agreed to extend the original timeframe for delivery of the review panel's final report.
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Weekly Comment 31 Oct 16: New product innovation – complementary medicines
Monday | Oct 31 2016This week's contributor is Angelo Di Sapia, head of sales & innovation at Lipa Pharmaceuticals.
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Dispensary Corner 31 Oct 16
Monday | Oct 31 2016FIRST they shared a liver, and now they will be sharing a life together.
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Banned drugs school
Monday | Oct 31 2016MINISTER for Health, Sussan Ley, has launched a suite of lesson plans to help high school students learn about sports integrity topics like doping, match-fixing and illicit drug use.
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FIP congress reports
Monday | Oct 31 2016THE latest issue of IPJ, the official organ of the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) has been released with a series of reports from the FIP 76th World Congress of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences held this year in Buenos Aires.