Medicines Partnership of Australia
Australia23 March,2012 The pharmaceutical industry has worked well together to ensure continuity of supply of important Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) medicines at the time of significant price changes on 1 April. Many manufacturers, wholesalers…
PSS-106th Annual General Meeting
SingaporeThe 106th Annual General Meeting was held in York Hotel on 17-Mar-2012 in conjunction with the Pre-reg Graduation ceremony and with a side event showcasing the talents of our fellow pharmacists in a fun-filled event coined Pharmacist Got…
Advanced Pharmacy Practice A Consultation Paper for the Pharmacy Profession
AustraliaMarch 2012 Background and purpose It is important that this initiative directed at defining and recognising advanced pharmacy practice has input from and the support of the profession. This Consultation Paper has been prepared through the…
Consultation on Advanced Pharmacy Practice
Australia19th Mar.,2012 The Advanced Pharmacy Practice Framework Steering Committee (APPFSC) is a profession-wide collaborative forum, working on initiatives which are linked to the national competency standards for pharmacists. The APPFSC, chaired…
New Era in Pharmacy Professional Development and Practice Support
Australia18 March 2012 The opportunity to participate in an exciting new era in pharmacy professional development and practice support is a step closer with the opening of registrations for the Clinical and Practice Expo (CPExpo). In a strategic decision,…
PGA Newsletter – Vol.2 No.10 21st Mar.,2012
Australia21st Mar.,2012 New legislation overhauling Australia’s patent system will encourage medical research and bring Australia into line with intellectual property systems in other OECD countries Medicines Australia Chief Executive Dr Brendan Shaw…
PGA Newsletter – Vol.2 No.9 14th Mar.,2012
Australia14th March.,2012 The Government has embarked on an ambitious health reform agenda. At the heart of these reforms is a commitment to patient-focused care Patient focused care means we must make our health system more accountable and…
Majority in favour of removing Pharmacists From SOL
Australia23rd March 2012 Both the Guild and SHPA said data to be released by the Pharmacy Board of Australia (PBA) in the first half of this year will provide more detailed workforce information for pharmacists on a national basis. This data, while…
Community Pharmacies Put Patients First
Australia19 March 2012 Community pharmacies and the broader pharmaceutical industry are working together to ensure continuity of supply of important Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) medicines at the time of significant price changes on 1 April.…
COA Test Chickens in 3 New H5N2 Cases
TaiwanFriday, March 9, 2012 Tests result of two newly found H5N2 cases — one in Fangyuan township, Changhua County, and another in Mingjian township, Nantou County — were released yesterday. Test results of the Fangyuan case suggest the virus…