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…

NPS-Asia-Pacific Scholarship Offered for NMS 2012

10 January 2012 NPS is inviting academics, health workers and policy makers from the Asia-Pacific region to apply for a scholarship to attend the National Medicines Symposium to be held in Sydney, Australia in May 2012. Applications for…

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…

2012 25th Jan. News Update Quick Look!

Main WHO News Release: 1.India Records One Year Without Polio Cases  2.(Last Call)!!!! 2012WPPF/FIP Travel Grant scholarship application is due on 31st Jan. News Updates: 1.Ten Chinese Medicines Importation Will Be Inspected 2.Department of…

Ten Chinese Medicines Importation Will Be Inspected

Reference:The Pharmacist Weekly No.1753 Original Link:Ten Chinese Medicines Importation Will Be Inspected Translator:Ting-Yi Liu Committee on Chinese Medicine and Pharmacy, Department of Health (DOH), held the convention of the border management…