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Recall: Lax-Sachets
TGA and AFT Pharmaceuticals are recalling four batches due to incorrect instructions on the sachets Consumers and health professionals are advised that AFT Pharmaceuticals, in consultation with the TGA, is recalling four batches of Lax-Sachets. …
I’ve got 99 problems… and codeine is one
Results of a new study on the cost of OTC codeine informed the TGA in its upscheduling decision – but Guild says there is more to the story Researchers from …
Online GP and pharmacy services “second best”
Doctor and pharmacy groups criticise websites that offer online consultations, scripts and medication delivery Following the announcement that Qoctor – formerly known as Dr Sicknote – is now expanding its …
World news wrapup: 21 September 2017
Pharmacist faces life in jail over meningitis outbreak; pharmacy owner killed over 15¢; compounding trouble in LA Boston, Massachusetts: Pharmacist Glenn A Chin, the supervisory pharmacist from the compounding pharmacy …
The items thieves target in pharmacy
Tough economic times mean retailers are exposed to a greater likelihood of theft, warns the Australian Retailers Association chief Russell Zimmerman, executive director of the ARA, told the AJP today …
Now Canada’s considering a codeine change
Yet another country is considering upscheduling low-dose codeine products to prescription-only status Canada’s Department of Health is seeking feedback on its proposal to require all products containing codeine to be …
S3 esomeprazole to go S2
The Schedule 3 entry for proton-pump inhibitor esomeprazole is set to be deleted from 1 February 2018 The TGA delegate has made an interim decision to downschedule the PPI to Pharmacy …
Should all Australians get free flu vaccines?
Stakeholders are calling for the flu vaccination to be made available without cost to all Australians, including children Bastian Seidel, Royal Australian College of General Practitioners president, says in The …
APC announces Governing Council makeup
Four new directors are set to be appointed to the APC Governing Council One sitting director has also been reappointed, says Australian Pharmacy Council president Professor Debra Rowett. “A number …
Spyware rampant, emails could be compromised
Cyber criminals are becoming ever more sophisticated, and security experts say they’re alarmed Cisco has released its Midyear Cybersecurity Report for 2017, in which it warns that “our security experts …
Sildenafil & vardenafil remain script only
The TGA has knocked back applications for the drugs to go OTC, citing need for medical practitioners to be involved Applications were submitted for both sildenafil (50 mg) and PDE5 …
Breaks from dieting could help: study
Avoiding continuous dieting may be the key to losing weight and keeping it off, new research from the University of Tasmania shows The findings come as the Obesity Policy Coalition …