Continued Dispensing to Benefit Patients

16 February 2012 The National Health Amendment (Fifth Community Pharmacy Agreement Initiatives) Bill 2011 implements two key initiatives of the Pharmacy Agreement, both of which will deliver better health outcomes for Australian consumers. Continued…

Asia Pacific Conference on National Medicine Polices

The Asia Pacific Conference on National Medicines Policies will take place in Sydney, Australia from 26 to 29 May 2012. This conference is being held in collaboration with NPS: Better choices, Better health (Australia's independent quality…

Call For More Info on 1Care Plan

PETALING JAYA: Netizens are calling for more information on the 1Care for 1Malaysia healthcare reforms as debate about the scheme picks up. Online protests against the plan have been mounting although the Health Ministry has yet to released…

Too Early to Talk About 1Care, Says Ministry

31st, Jan.,2012 PETALING JAYA: Protests by a Facebook group called #taknak1care has prompted the Health Ministry to take on some of the group’s claims against the ministry’s proposed healthcare reforms under the 1Care for 1Malaysia system.…

Consumers Must Learn to Detect Fake Medicine, Says Liow

KUANTAN: The public has once again been reminded of the importance of differentiating between genuine and fake medicines. Health Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said it was important to know whether the medicines were registered with the…

RM100m Allocated to Expand Cosway Pharmacy

26th, Jan. 2012 BERJAYA'S direct selling unit, Cosway Corp Ltd, will spend an estimated RM100 million to open its Cosway Pharmacy retail concept to as far as South America.  Cosway Pharmacy, a three-in-one store, will offer Cosway products…

Gallipoli Tour Offer for Refresher Conference Delegates

5 February 2012 Delegates at this year’s 2012 PSA Offshore Refresher Conference will have the opportunity to attend a post-conference tour to Gallipoli, one of the most significant historical sites for Australians. In fact, no trip to Turkey…

PSA Calls for More Investment in Aboriginal Heath and Chronic Disease

30 January 2011 The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia has presented a 2012-13 Budget submission proposing the Australian Government provide funding of $6.3 million for the introduction of a federally-funded pilot program aimed at improving…

PGA Newsletter – Vol.2 No.4 8th Feb.,2012

8th Feb.,2012 Health Minister Tanya Plibersek issued the following statement this week: The Australian General Practice Network (AGPN), a national primary care organisation, will form on 1 July 2012, a new national body for Medicare Locals–…

PGA Newsletter – Vol.2 No.3 1st Feb.,2012

1st Feb 2012 GSK has released a statement in regards to price reductions of F2 medicines: GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Australia will reduce the price of F2 medicines impacted by the price disclosure reduction on 1 March 2012, one month earlier than…