News
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Drugmakers stockpile ahead of Brexit
Friday | Aug 3 2018TWO of the world's biggest drug firms are stockpiling medicines in case of supply disruptions after Brexit, according to BBC and Wall Street Journal reports.
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Wheelchair takeover
Friday | Aug 3 2018MELBOURNE-BASED wheelchair manufacturer Magic Mobility has been acquired by international firm Sunrise Medical.
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Fairy capsule alert
Friday | Aug 3 2018A product called Fairy Capsules purchased online by a number of people in Australia has been found to contain the undeclared substance sibutramine.
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Condom withdrawal
Friday | Aug 3 2018RECKITT Benckiser is conducting a recall of one batch of Durex Real Feel polyisoprene (non-latex) condoms which has been found to be unlikely to meet specifications at the end of its shelf-life in 2021.
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Medicinal agriculture
Friday | Aug 3 2018LA TROBE University has announced that its Melbourne campus in Bundoora will be the site for Australia's first Research Hub for Medicinal Agriculture.
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Tampon guidance
Friday | Aug 3 2018SPONSORS of tampon products are being alerted to updated regulatory guidance by the Therapeutic Goods Administration.
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Section 19A database
Friday | Aug 3 2018THE Therapeutic Goods Administration has highlighted its database of section 19A approvals, listing medicines which are able to be imported and supplied during a shortage of other similar drugs.
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AHPRA commitment
Friday | Aug 3 2018ALL 15 health practitioner National Boards along with their Accreditation Councils and the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency have signed a new Statement of Intent to achieve equity in health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australia.
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Events Calendar 03 Aug 18
Friday | Aug 3 20189 – 10 Aug: Pharmacy WA Forum 2018 Conference and Trade Exhibition at Crown Perth; register.
