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…

PGA Newsletter – Vol.2 No.2 25th Jan. 2012

25th Jan.,2012 This year Let’s Beat Bowel Cancer is launching FOBruary, a health promotion campaign aimed at reducing the number of deaths caused by bowel cancer. FOBruary calls on all Australians over the age of 50 to have an annual FOB Test…

NPS-Dangerous Drugs Online: Counterfeits and Undeclared Ingredients

1 February 2012 The risks associated with self-medication have been amplified by the ability to buy prescription, non-prescription and complementary medicines as well as 'recreational' drugs online, according to an article by Dr Ben Davies in…

TFDA Kind Reminder For Not Buying Any Weight-Control Drugs Especially Within Chinese Dragon New Year

25th Jan, 2012 Translator: Miranda Liang As the chinese Dragon New Year's coming, it's getting easier to add weight. Part of publics might think about going on diet,but the kind reminder from Department of Health(DOH) for the publics not buy…

Flu Threat Expected to Heighten as Holiday Nears

anuary 21, 2012 Three more people in Taiwan died from flu complications yesterday, raising the total number of flu-related deaths in the country since last July to 31. One of the three most recent victims was a 34-year-old Kaohsiung resident…