News
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Male contraception
Friday | Oct 28 2016CONTRACEPTION, usually the domain of women, may soon be equally shared by men, with the arrival of an effective male contraceptive injection, The Guardian reports.
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3.5m MedsASSIST sales recorded
Friday | Oct 28 2016THE Pharmacy Guild's MedsASSIST online codeine tracking system has recorded more than 3.5 million transactions since its launch earlier this year, with Guild president George Tambassis hailing the system as a "great success" at yesterday's ASMI conference in Sydney.
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Trials cheaper in Australia
Friday | Oct 28 2016TAX incentives for researchers are making clinical trials in Australia up to 60% more cost-effective, according to a new report by Frost & Sullivan, which estimates the clinical trials market is growing at an annual rate of 12% and will be valued at $615m by 2019.
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Blackmores profit dip
Friday | Oct 28 2016BLACKMORES has been hit hard by regulatory changes in China, with the company's shares briefly dipping below $100 yesterday as it announced its quarterly results.
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Summer is coming…
Friday | Oct 28 2016PHARMACY Daily is set to launch a new page dedicated to all things summer, for suppliers wanting to promote their seasonal offers to pharmacists.
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TGA power to be expanded – Skerritt
Friday | Oct 28 2016THE government's decision to eliminate pre-approval for advertising of therapeutic goods will mean the Therapeutic Goods Administration requires "strong and timely compliance powers," according to John Skerritt, head of the Health Products Regulation Group which oversees the TGA.
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Stephen’s big payday
Friday | Oct 28 2016OUTGOING Australian Pharmaceutical Industries ceo Stephen Roche was yesterday granted 268,007 shares in the company, after the vesting of performance rights under his short term incentive plan for 2014/15.
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Discounters surge
Friday | Oct 28 2016DISCOUNT pharmacies are growing their sales much faster than traditional chemist stores, according to figures revealed at the ASMI conference yesterday.
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Compounder found guilty
Friday | Oct 28 2016THE NSW Health Care Complaints Commission in April this year had prosecuted Nicholas Bova, a compounding pharmacist and the proprietor and pharmacist-in-charge at Bova Compounding Chemist in Sydney's southern suburbs (PD 15 Apr) before the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal which has now found him guilty of professional misconduct.
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Monash honours Bill Scott
Friday | Oct 28 2016VICTORIAN pharmacist and Monash Pharmacy alumnus Bill Scott has been presented with the Monash Distinguished Alumni Award for his substantial contribution to the health of Victorian communities.