The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) 2011 – Twitter hashtag #ACTA – is a controversial trade agreement designed to provide for stronger enforcement of intellectual property rights.
There’s been…
There's nothing worse than running out of paracetamol – and it's much more serious in a hospital.
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The risk we’ll fall short of essential medicines has increased dramatically over the past decade, largely due to policy shifts in patent regulation and a boom in pharmaceutical innovation that began in…
Repositioning a drug affords pharmaceutical companies the opportunity to enhance the return on their initial investment.
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Many pharmaceutical companies are having to re-examine their product portfolio because of the difficult economic climate. New uses for established drugs affords a way for these companies to maximise financial…
It depends on the drug, how it's been stored and whether the pack has been opened.
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It’s late in the night. And after a long day at work, you have a splitting headache. You rattle around in the bottom drawer of the bathroom vanity to find a packet of paracetamol tablets you know are hiding…
The outcome of the negotiations will have far-reaching consequences for access to medicines in participating countries.
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Trade negotiations currently being conducted behind closed doors could see a major setback to providing access to essential medicines for the world’s poorest people.
The Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement…
Decisions about listing medicines on the PBS can't be ad hoc.
The fanfare around Health Minister Nicola Roxon’s announcement yesterday that the government would fund 13 new medicines on the PBS is a reminder of the power and influence involved in the selection and…
Pharmacists should be able to prescribe and dispense some medicines.
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“When people get sick or injured or want advice about their health, they want to see a doctor,” Dr Andrew Pesce, AMA President.
When people feel sick, have a rash or need advice about an ailment, pharmacists…
