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RGH on anaphylaxis‘DON’T missanaphylaxis’isthe
titleandmessageofthisweek’sRGHPharmacyE-Bulletin.
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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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