News
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Accu-Check advisory
Tuesday | Sep 13 2016health professionals and consumers are advised by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) that Roche Diabetes Care Australia, in consultation with the TGA, is urging users of the Accu-Chek Connect Diabetes Management app for iOS, who are using it for bolus injection advice, to immediately download and install the new app version which is numbered as 1.2.2(.2).
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ACP referral bonus
Tuesday | Sep 13 2016The Australian College of Pharmacy is offering 25% off its regular yearly fees for new member referrals, and as a bonus the referring member will receive a free one on one telephone tutorial on how to develop a CPD learning plan - see www.acp.edu.au.
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Share your headache
Tuesday | Sep 13 2016This week is Headache and Migraine Week acknowledging over seven million Australians suffering, Headache Australia ceo Gerald Edmunds has estimated.
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CPD clock is ticking
Tuesday | Sep 13 2016Pharmacists are reminded by the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia that under new Pharmacy Board of Australia requirements, every registered pharmacist (except non-practising pharmacists) must declare on registration they have a Continuous Professional Development (CPD) plan to outline their development needs and have completed 40 credits of relevant CPD before the end of September.
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Pharmacist guilty
Tuesday | Sep 13 2016A PERTH pharmacist has pleaded guilty after illegally importing more than 2000 'ice pipes' into WA.
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Guild, AMA agree
Tuesday | Sep 13 2016The Pharmacy Guild and the Australian Medical Association are in "furious agreement" about collaboration between doctors and pharmacists, with AMA president Michael Gannon backing pharmacy absence from work certificates.
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Harvey slams compounder
Tuesday | Sep 13 2016Public health and consumer activist Ken Harvey has blasted a compounding pharmacy for supplying products prescribed through a weight loss program, including drugs which have been withdrawn by the TGA due to serious adverse effects.
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Huge new medical dataset
Tuesday | Sep 13 2016Australian data insights firm Protogen Technologies says a new dataset it has developed in partnership with Medical Director has the potential for driving change in both health policy and clinical pathways across the country.
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Dispensary Corner 12 Sep 16
Monday | Sep 12 2016A kiwi cafe owner will be spending a lot less on hair care products in the future after he agreed to lop his luscious locks in the name of charity.
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Sanofi Diabetes Care program launch
Monday | Sep 12 2016Sanofi debuted a new Diabetes Care program at the Pharmacy Connect conference on Fri, saying it will help pharmacists "ignite the commercial opportunity" around the condition which sees about 280 diagnoses each day.