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Antiviral condom - NZALREADY availableinAustralia,

LifestylesDualProtectwithVivaGel,acondomwithananti-virallubricant,hasbeenapprovedformarketinginNewZealand,StarpharmaHoldingsLtdhassaid.

Commercial partner Ansell and NewZealanddistributorEBOSGroupwouldlaunchtheproductintheNewYear,thecompanysaid.StarpharmaceoDrJackieFairley

saidthecompanylookedforwardtofurtherregulatoryacceptancesinthefuture.

Fluad not supplied in OzTHE TherapeuticGoods

Administration(TGA)hassaidFluad,whilelistedontheAustralianRegisterofTherapeuticGoods,hasnot been supplied in the country forfiveyears.TheEuropeanMedicinesAgency

(EMA)saidthisweekthatitwasworkingwiththeItalianmedicinesagencyAIFAtoinvestigatethecauseofseriousadverseevents(AEs),including13deaths,ina“smallnumberofelderlypatients”whohadreceivedthefluvaccine.Therewassofarnoevidenceto

suggestacausallinkbetweenthetwo,theEMAsaid.AIFAsuspendedtheuseoftwo

batchesofthefluvaccineinItalyasaprecautionarymeasure,itsaid.Novartissaidatthisstagethere

wasnocausalrelationshipbetweentheadministrationofFluadandthe

AEs.The suspended batches had

passedallsafetyandqualitytestingandweredistributedsolelytoItaly,Novartissaid.

There had been no unusual frequencyofAEsreportedthroughitspharmacovigilancesystem,withmorethansevenmilliondosesdistributedglobally,itsaid.Thevaccinewasnotmarketedin

Australia,butNovartiswaskeepingtheTGAinformedaboutthesituationinItaly,itsaid.ATGAspokeswomansaid

the suspension had been a precautionarymeasureanditwasincontactwiththeEMA.Followingmediacoverage,QLD

chiefhealthofficerDrJeanetteYoung reassured residents they werenotatriskofexposuretothevaccine.Statins in top spots

for top 10 listsTHE latesteditionofAustralian

Prescriber has again published its annualtop10listsofdrugsfortheyearfromJuly2013toJune2014.Definedbydailydose(DDD)

perthousandpopulationperday,prescriptioncountsandcosttogovernment,statins(atorvastatinandrosuvastatin)tookoutthetopspots.Cominginfirstforcostto

governmentwasrosuvastatinat$284mwith7.6mPharmaceuticalBenefitsScheme(PBS)/RepatriationPBSprescriptions,withadalimumabsecondat$270m,withmorethan152,500PharmaceuticalBenefitsScheme(PBS)/RepatriationPBSprescriptions,andatorvastatinthirdat$259mand8.7mprescriptions.Atorvastatinandrosuvastatintook

outfirstandsecondplaceintop10drugsbyDDDper1,000populationperday,withparacetamolinatnumberthree,thepublicationsaid.

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National hosp medsA NATIONAL standardised

medicationchartforPharmaceuticalBenefitsSchemeuseinbothpublicandprivatehospitalsisbeingdevelopedbytheAustralianCommissiononSafetyandQualityinHealthCare.Theprojectaimstoimprovedrug

safetyandreduceadministrationloadbystandardisingmedications.Thecommissionseeksexpressions

ofinterestforparticipationinphaseoneofthetrial.

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The student business competition – supporting pharmacy transformation

IT’S great news that the National Student Business Plan Competition is back in 2015 – the ninth year of the industry’s most innovative and business-focused contest.The Guild is delighted to be involved in this innovative competition which supports pharmacy students and encourages a culture of business transformation and ingenuity.For the first time, the competition eligibility has been extended to include pharmacy students studying in New Zealand.Since its inception in 2006, the competition has become a key event on the pharmacy calendar for pharmacy students who desire to learn more about business management as well as demonstrate the innovative ideas that the pharmacy owners of tomorrow have for their future business ventures.Business plans are due 15 May 2015.The National Student Business Plan Competition is open to all students studying pharmacy in Australia and New Zealand and provides a total of $12,000 in cash prizes to the finalists (top three teams) in addition to registration, flights and accommodation to attend the 2015 Pharmacy Business Network.

Guild Update

PHARMA-SEE you in church?Doyouhaveanyyoungcouples

whoarefrequentvisitorsofyourpharmacy?Because,goingfromthisstory

fromNewYork,theymightjustdecidetowalkuptheaisleinyour store in more ways than one (badumschhhh,sorry,sorry).SoHectorIrakliotisandTatyana

SandlerdecidedtheyspentsomuchtimeonthesubwaythattheywouldgetmarriedontheNtrainasitcrossedfromBrooklyntoManhattan,AP reported.Apparently,thegroom’sparty

boarded at one stop and the bride’satanother-luckily,itappearstherewasn’tanytrackworkontheday,otherwisetheweddingwouldhavehadtohavetakenplaceonrailreplacement buses.

I’LL paythefine,juststopyelling!Ifyou’veeverhadacustomer

smash something in your pharmacy(ashashappenedtoPD),didtheycopsomeflakfromawrathfulspouse?Ordidthey,likeDavidScarpain

NewJersey,fleethescenesotheywouldn’thavetodealwiththeirpartner yelling at them?Apparently,Scarpawashaving

anargumentwithhisgirlfriendwhenhebackedintoautilitypoleandratherthanfacethemusicfromtheMoonofhisDelight,hescarpered,AP reported.

PD has indeed had our own encounterwithbreakageinapharmacy,whenanerdishlyoverloadedbackpacktookoutashelfofskincreamproducts.However,wedidtherightthing

andhungaround;alas,then,thatthisoccurredinanon-Englishspeakingcountry-needlesstosay,aftermuchhaltingconfusion,cashwaswordlesslyhandedoverandweleft,headhanging.

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Lyrica, Xarelto hit PBSTHE DrugUtilisationSub-

Committee(DUSC)ofthePharmaceuticalBenefitsAdvisoryCommittee(PBAC)hasnotedthatthePBSuptakeofLyrica(Pfizer’spregabalinforneuropathicpain)andXarelto(Bayer’srivaroxabanfordeepveinthrombosis)haveexceededestimatesforthefirst12monthsoffundingwhileBI’sPradaxa(dabigatran)andPfizer’sEliquis(apixaban)werelessutilised,asfirstreportedbyPharma In Focus.Opioidanalgesicsandantibiotics

wereidentifiedasoverusedandupcomingutilisationanalyseswerelistedintheDUSCreport.

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Medicines updateTHE TGAhasreleasedthelatest

MedicinesSafetyUpdatewithtopics including pregabalin and suicidality,andtopiramateandvisualfielddefects.

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Academy sleep apnoea training

THE GuildPharmacyAcademyhasdevelopedasleepapnoeatrainingunit in partnership with Philips SleepandRespiratoryCare.

The accredited unit would help pharmacyassistantsdevelopanunderstandingofobstructivesleepapnoeaandcontributingfactors,andmore,theGuildsaid.

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Epic joins Icon Consolidated

EPIC Pharmacy has accepted anownershipofferfromIconConsolidatedHoldings.Epicpharmacieswouldcontinue

to be owned and operated by the currentproprietors,Epicsaid.Themovewouldseethe

company’shospital,oncologyandagedcarepharmacyserviceasthethirdbusinessunitofthegroup,alongside Icon Cancer Care and RadiationOncologyQueensland.EpicexecutivechairmanStuart

GilessaidIconConsolidatedHoldingswasbackedbyQuadrantPrivateEquity,whichhadaccesstoresourcesthatwoulddrivecontinuedgrowthandexpansionforEpic’spharmacyservicemodel.Theofferwouldalsoallow

expansioninAustraliaandoverseas,thecompanysaid.Theofferwasexpectedtobe

completedincomingweeks.

GSK breathes easy GLAXOSMITHKLINE (GSK)

hasannouncedPharmaceuticalBenefitsSchemefundingofthreerespiratory medicines.AnoroEllipta(umeclidinium/

vilanterol)forchronicobstructivepulmonarydisease(COPD),IncruseEllipta(umeclidinium)forCOPDandBreoEllipta(fluticasonefuroate/vilanterol)forasthmaandCOPDhavebeenlistedasof01Dec.

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