TGA to Cancel Four Prescription Pain-killers from 1 March 2012
News22 November 2011 The TGA intends to cancel all pain-killers containing dextropropoxyphene - Capadex, Di-Gesic, Doloxene and Paradex - from the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods (ARTG), from 1 March 2012. Following a review of the available…
Revised Arrangements for the Efficient Funding of Chemotherapy Medicines
NewsFrom 1 December 2011 a new initiative will be introduced with the aim to reduce PBS expenditure on chemotherapy medicines used in the treatment of cancer and administered through intravenous infusion or injection. This will result in changes…
Consumers Forum Mixed Up on Pharmacy Agreement
News27 November 2011 The Consumers Health Forum has published an analysis of the Fifth Community Pharmacy Agreement which welcomed the Agreement and applauded the level of consultation with consumers. The analysis, published in May 2010 at the time…
Continued Dispensing in Best Interests of Patients
News24 November 2011 The move towards continued dispensing of medicines by pharmacists in defined circumstances will deliver better health outcomes for Australian consumers and should be supported by Federal Parliament.Continued dispensing is one…
Country Report 2011 – JAPAN
NewsCountry Report – JAPAN -By Japan Pharmaceutical Association Date of reporting： 27/09/2011 Period of report： February 2011- August 2011 Prepared by： Japan Pharmaceutical Association Section 1: Current Issues (e.g. health care…
Pharmacists There to Help Hay Fever Sufferers
AustraliaThe role pharmacists can play in helping to manage hay fever has been highlighted by new figures from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) showing that about 3.1 million Australians, or 15% of the population, suffer from the…
Pharmacists Ready to Work Closely With Any Senate Inquiry
AustraliaThe Pharmaceutical Society of Australia will work cooperatively with all stakeholders in any Senate inquiry into the Community Pharmacy Agreements process to ensure the best possible outcomes for the community, the pharmacy profession and Australia’s…
Protested against Improperly Adjust the Pharmaceutical Benefit that would Deprive of the Interests o
TaiwanPharmaceutical Industries went to the Executive Yuan, and had made solemn protest to the President Wu Den-yih. The 7th reduction of Pharmaceutical Benefit for National Health Insurance may compel about two hundred medicines to withdraw from…
Protested against Improperly Adjust the Pharmaceutical Benefit that would Deprive of the Interests
TaiwanPharmaceutical Industries went to the Executive Yuan, and had made solemn protest to the President Wu Den-yih. The 7th reduction of Pharmaceutical Benefit for National Health Insurance may compel about two hundred medicines to withdraw from…
The Legislative Yuan passed Article 19 and 34 of Pharmaceutical Affairs Act in the First Trial
TaiwanSynchronize with Pharmacists Act to amend that the Pharmacy must sell a certain level of medical equipments. Table.The draft amendment of Article 19 and 34 of Pharmaceutical Affairs Act Article The amended Articlet The current Article…