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MA urges PBS transparency
Tuesday | Jan 24 2017MEDICINES Australia has asked the government to provide more detailed reporting of PBS expenditure, breaking down the data to allow better information on the various areas of the supply chain including manufacturers, prescribers, wholesalers, pharmacists and patients.
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April PBS price cuts revealed
Tuesday | Jan 24 2017THE Health Department yesterday unveiled the latest round of price reductions under the ongoing process of PBS reform, with the release of indicative prices under the 2017 April Cycle of Price Disclosure.
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Dispensary Corner 23 Jan 17
Monday | Jan 23 2017KYLIE Jenner Lip Kits took the beauty world by storm when they were launched in 2016.
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Weekly Comment 23 Jan 17: Myths about grape seed
Monday | Jan 23 2017This week’s contributor is Natasha McKay, SOUTHERNATURE Naturopath & Herbalist.
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Rural pharmacy takes the cake
Monday | Jan 23 2017ABOVE: Fiona Cochrane from Priceline Pharmacy in Ararat, Vic, has been showcased by the Pharmacy Guild as part of its current #iloveruralpharmacy campaign leading up to the Rural Pharmacy Forum taking place at APP2017 (PD 18 Jan).
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Pharmacists help with asthma surge
Monday | Jan 23 2017THE National Asthma Council Australia is asking pharmacists to make sure young asthma patients are back to school ready.
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Generic group missive
Monday | Jan 23 2017THE Generic Medicines Working Group (GMWG) has agreed to continue to work together to further develop strategies and measures supporting the generics and biosimilars sector, according to a communiqu from the 01 Dec 2016 meeting issued last week.
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Health star ratings to curb obesity
Monday | Jan 23 2017THE Australian Government has announced a new national public awareness campaign to promote the Health Star Rating (HSR) System on packaged foods in a bid to tackle Australia's obesity epidemic.
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FDA gives Trulance the tick of approval
Monday | Jan 23 2017AMERICA'S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Trulance (plecanatide) for the treatment of Chronic Idiopathic Constipation (CIC) in adults.
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PPA calls on Hunt to back the review
Monday | Jan 23 2017UNION group Professional Pharmacists Australia (PPA) is urging the new Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt to support the independent review of pharmacy, which "has given a platform to employees, consumers and other stakeholders to put forward positive plans for the future," according to PPA president, Dr Geoff March.
