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    Friday 20 Sep 2013 PHARMACYDAILY.COM.AU

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    THe US FDA has issued a warningbout drugs made at Ranbaxys

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    New orphan drugTHe TGA has designated Eli Lillys

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    CHC NHMRC comment

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    CHC ceo Carl Gibson said the

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    consumers to accept the burden

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    evidence.

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    Over 1 million signaturesTHe Pharmacy Guild has issued asincere thanks to the pharmacists,

    pharmacy assistants and pharmacy

    students around Australia who have

    contributed to the Pharmacy Under

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    has now gathered more than 1

    million signatures from the public.

    That will make it the biggest

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    director David Quilty saying we

    have had tremendous support frommany quarters across the industry,

    so thank you all.

    He said that the outcome shows

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    pharmacy services and value the

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    to parliament next month, with

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    strongly on 14 Sep, with around

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    Every signature counts in

    terms of sending the clearest and

    strongest possible message to the

    Federal Parliament that Australians

    do not want their pharmacy

    services and local pharmacy jobs

    put at risk, he said.

    Quilty said that the Guild will be

    engaging with the new government

    at the earliest opportunity to

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    changes to price disclosure.

    The Guild wants to achieve a

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    of this change on pharmacies, their

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    discussions, the success of the

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    provides a very clear signal that

    community pharmacies and theiry jy h upp

    of the Australian public, he added.

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    of thanks to the industry.

    Generic Xeloda tickTHe US FDA has approved

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    gained FDA approval to market

    generic capecitabine in 150 and

    500 milligram strengths.

    Xeloda is marketed in Australia by

    Roche Products.

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    Friday 20 Sep 2013 PHARMACYDAILY.COM.AU

    ditorsBruce Piper and Mal Smith [email protected] advertisingMagda Herdzik [email protected] page 2rmacy Daily is a publicaon for health professionals of Pharmacy Daily Pty Ltd ABN 97 124 094 604. All content fully protected by copyright. Please obtain wrien permission from the editor to reproduce any material. While every care has been taken in the

    preparaon of Pharmacy Daily no liability can be accepted for errors or omissions. Informaon is published in good faith to smulate independent invesgaon of the maers canvassed. Responsibility for editorial is taken by Bruce Piper.

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    Advanced practice paperTHe Australian PharmacyCouncil has released a new

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    its the outcome of a study

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    Te Pharmacy Guild of Ausralia would like o hank pharmaciss, pharmacy

    ssisans, pharmacy sudens and mos of all pharmacy paiens from across

    Ausralia for supporing our Pharmacy Under Trea campaign.

    Tanks o you, more han 1,000,000 signaures have been colleced, puting ourpeiion on rack o be declared he larges ever o be presened o he Ausralian

    House of Represenaives.

    Te Pharmacy Under Trea peiion will now form

    he cenral plank of our campaign as we coninue

    o negoiae wih he governmen for a fair deal for

    ommuniy pharmacy.

    Tank you for your suppor.Writen and auhorised by David Quily, Pharmacy Guild of Ausralia, 15 Naional Circui

    aron AC 2600

    UNDERTHREAT

    Your local pharmacy

    More than 1,000,000signatures!

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