[NPS]: News in August

Reference:  http://www.australianprescriber.com/ http://www.nps.org.au/health_professionals/publications/factsheets http://www.nps.org.au/health_professionals/publications/nps_news http://www.nps.org.au/health_professionals/publications/nps_radar…

[WHO]: News in August

Reference:  http://www.who.int/en/ http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/statements/2012/tobacco_packaging/en/index.html http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs368/en/index.html http://www.who.int/features/2012/world_humanitarian_day/en/index.html…

[Publication]: Forefront Issue 28~32

Reference: http://www.guild.org.au/The_Guild/tab-News_and_Events/Guild_Publications/Forefront.page? --- Forefront Forefront is a regular e-newsletter from the Pharmacy Guild of Australia.  Subscription is free and – while content…

PHARMACISTS’ FEES: Move will improve healthcare

Reference:  http://www.mps.org.my/newsmaster.cfm?&menuid=36&action=view&retrieveid=3659 --- Title: PHARMACISTS' FEES: Move will improve healthcare Date: 02-Aug-2012 Category: The New Straits Times I refer to…

KFDA announces proposal for reclassification of medical items

Reference:  http://eng.kpanet.or.kr/bbs/desc.jsp?cat=eng_news&oid=17782&pg=0 ---    Last 5th of June KFDA announced the proposal for reclassification of medicines. This proposal reflects changes in health…

2012 Pharm EXPO Korea

Reference:  http://eng.kpanet.or.kr/bbs/desc.jsp?cat=eng_news&oid=17780&pg=0 --- DATE : 2012/08/09 The largest national pharmaceutical fair, Pharm Expo, was held at the Daejeon Convention Centre…

Medscheck, Diabetes Medscheck guidelines for PSA members

Reference: http://www.psa.org.au/archives/13898 --- 21 August 2012 The PSA has released comprehensive online guidelines for use by pharmacists providing medicines use review (MedsCheck) and diabetes medication management (Diabetes MedsCheck)…

New NZ model under spotlight at PAC12

Reference: http://www.psa.org.au/archives/13882 --- 20 August 2012 PAC12 will bring Australian pharmacists up to date with the new model for pharmacy in New Zealand which will see pharmacists paid to manage patients on chronic therapies,…

Sharp drop in average cost of PBS medicines

Reference:  --- Reforms of the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme have produced a large drop in the average cost to government of PBS prescriptions.  The sharp drop is confirmed in the June 2012 PBS data – the first month of data to…

The passing of FIP CEO Mr A.J.M. (Ton) Hoek

Reference: http://fip.a1.mailplus.nl/genericservice/code/servlet/React?encId=jXCpi6ez8YmwFHD&actId=105724&command=openhtml --- Click here to view the online version International Pharmaceutical Federation July 2012…