PBS Spending Growth is Well Below Government’s Own Target

February 2012 Medicines Partnership of Australia For the PBS to be able to continue to provide Australians with access to subsidised medicines, both new and existing, while growing at less than the rate of inflation is an extraordinary achievement.…

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.…

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 use…

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Dear WPPF Members, We're now fixing the problem comes from IE browser. If you 're using IE for viewing WPPF website. The Website frontpage may not be in a right format. We're doing our best to repair as  soon as possible. We…

2012 10th Feb Update Quick Take!

Main News: 1.NPS-Dangerous Drugs Online: Counterfeits and Undeclared Ingredients 2.NPS-Asia-Pacific Scholarship Offered for NMS 2012 3.WHO Drug safety alert No125 Feb,2012 News Update: 1.Forum of “Appointment with President Ma Ying-jeou for…

Forum of “Appointment with President Ma Ying-jeou for Medical System”

Forum of “Appointment with President Ma Ying-jeou for Medical System” -President Ma Ying-jeou Committed to Increase the Release of Refilled Prescriptions Translator:Katrina Chou Hsing-Choung Source: 2nd Jan.,-8th Jan.,Vol.1753, the pharmacist's…

The Concept of Taking Gastrointestinal Medicines

Translator: Yu-Han Kao Source: 2nd,Jan to 8th, Jan,Vol. 1753,The Pharmacist's Weekly Original Link: The concept of taking gastrointestinal medicines The so-called gastrointestinal medicine refers to the role of drugs acted on the gastrointestinal…

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…