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PPI claims next week
The Pharmacy Guild of Australia
reminds pharmacists that claiming
for Pharmacy Practice Incentives
(PPI) Clinical Interventions and
Dose Administration Aids for the
01 Jan to 31 Mar 2017 period is
available from 01 Apr to 14 Apr via
the 6CPA Registration and Claiming
Portal at 6cpa.com.au.
Pharmacists intending to be away
during the PPI claiming period are
alerted to the fact that they need
to have a process in place to ensure
PPI claims can be submitted within
the required timeframe.
As the PPI Programme Specific
Guidelines state (CLICK HERE),
claims will be rejected if received
after the claim due date, 14 Apr.
Adcetris on PBS
Takeda Pharmaceuticals
Australia has announced
the Pharmaceutical Benefits
Scheme (PBS) listing of Adcetris
(brentuximab vedotin), therapy for
patients with relapsed or refractory
Hodgkin lymphoma (HL).
In Australia, more than 600
people are diagnosed with HL
per year and require front-line
treatment, while up to 30% of
these relapse and require further
treatment, Takeda said.
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Tuesday 28 Mar 2017
Apr price disclosure hits
The government has hailed
the impact that PBS reform is
having on consumers hip pockets,
announcing that the cost of more
than 1100 medicine brands will be
reduced from next month.
The Turnbull Government is
committed to making medicines
available and more affordable for
NZ cooperation
Pharmacys peak bodies in
New Zealand, the NZ Pharmacy
Guild and the Pharmaceutical
Society of NZ, have signed an
agreement which aims to boost co-
operation, including attendance by
their respective vice presidents at
each others board meetings.
The representatives have full
speaking rights at the meetings and
access to board papers, but are
unable to vote, reports NZ trade
publication Pharmacy Today.
PSNZ president Graeme Smith
said In a country the size of New
Zealand, it makes more sense to
pull together rather than compete
with one another, while NZ Guild
vice president Cameron Monteith
said were all pharmacists and its
important that we focus on the
same things.
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all Australians...we have a rock solid two pages of news plus a full
commitment to Medicare and the page from Ego Numit.
Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme,
noted health minister Greg Hunt.
Key reductions include a 22% cut Antibiotic guidance
in the cost of rosuvastatin - with The Therapeutic Goods
the savings helping fund all vital Administration has released new
new drugs on the PBS. guidance to assist sponsors of
01 Apr new listings include antibacterial prescription medicines
Adcetris and Erivedge for cancer, as to collect and provide appropriate
well as Brenzys, a biosimilar brand information about the development
of etanercept, Hunt said, adding: of antibiotic resistance, both pre-
In 2015-16 we provided $10.8 and post-market.
billion to the PBS - $7.6 billion for As well as risk assessments about
the products, and $3.2 billion to the development of antimicrobial
supply them through wholesalers, resistance, the TGA advises that
pharmacies and hospitals. it requires Australian human
antibiotic resistance data for all
prescription antibiotics including
Waste water analysis topical and systemic items, as
Australias first National well as combination medicines
Wastewater Drug Monitoring containing antibacterial elements
Program Report has found and composite packs with one or
considerable levels of consumption more antibacterial medication.
of oxycodone and fentanyl across The guidance applies for new
Australia - as well as high usage of registrations as well as extensions
methamphetamine. of existing indications, new dose
The report was funded from the forms or changed dosage regimens.
proceeds of crime - acic.gov.au. See www.tga.gov.au.
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