News
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Doctors repay $395k
Wednesday | Aug 23 2017THREE doctors have been ordered to repay Medicare a total of $395,000 between them in relation to inappropriate claiming for after-hours GP visits.
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Pfizer probe outcome
Wednesday | Aug 23 2017PFIZER says the mix-up of heparin and lignocaine packaging which led to a recall earlier this month (PD 14 Aug) did not take place within its manufacturing, packaging or distribution facilities.
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Pharmacist named Qld rural ambassador
Wednesday | Aug 23 2017CHRISTIE McLennan, owner of Taroom Pharmacy in Queensland, was last week named the winner of the 2017 'Marsh' Rural Queensland Ambassador competition.
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Bowles resigns
Wednesday | Aug 23 2017PRIME Minister Malcolm Turnbull yesterday accepted the resignation of Martin Bowles, Secretary of the Federal Department of Health.
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APC regos open
Wednesday | Aug 23 2017REGISTRATIONS for the upcoming Intern Written Exam and Competency Assessment for Overseas Pharmacists conducted by the Australian Pharmacy Council are now open.
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HIV test seizure
Wednesday | Aug 23 2017BRITAIN'S Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued a formal warning to the public about Hightop HIV/AIDS Home Test Kits, after seizing 114 "potentially unreliable products" from two UK-based suppliers.
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Guild retracts Ramsay claims
Wednesday | Aug 23 2017PHARMACY Guild president George Tambassis has "unreservedly and unconditionally" withdrawn incorrect statements made in letters to Medicines Australia (MA) and the Generic and Biosimilar Medicines Association of Australia (GBMA) (PD 10 Aug) in relation to the procurement practices of Ramsay Health Limited.
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Ramsay buys Malouf Group
Wednesday | Aug 23 2017RAMSAY Health Care's ambitions to expand further into community pharmacy have taken a significant step forward, with the company confirming it will add 18 pharmacies across Queensland.
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Guild Update 22 Aug 17: Clear information on medicines
Tuesday | Aug 22 2017CLEAR information on medicines.
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Dispensary Corner 22 Aug 17
Tuesday | Aug 22 2017WHITE supremacists in the USA are somewhat disappointed after taking DNA tests which show they aren't actually 100% white.
