Medicines Australia Welcomes Revitalisation Of Industry Working Group Medicines Australia chief executive Ian Chalmers congratulated the Minister for
Health and Ageing, Nicola Roxon MP, and the Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, Senator Kim Carr, on their joint announcement that the Pharmaceutical Industry Working Group (PIWG) would be reconvened. The joint announcement was made in Canberra today at AusPharma08, the industry conference for
Medicines Australia members.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comAt Least 33 States Have Or Are Considering Prescription Drug 'Recycling' Programs To Reduce Costs For Uninsured, Low-Income Residents At least 33 U.S. states have implemented laws to allow or study programs that redistribute unused
prescription medications to uninsured or low-income individuals, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures, the AP/Arizona Daily Star reports.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comAPhA Urges Congress To Enact Legislation Ensuring Prompt Payment To Pharmacists The American Pharmacists Association challenges a recent PricewaterhouseCoopers study on the potential impact of requiring Medicare Part D plans to pay pharmacies on a timely basis. The study, commissioned by the trade association that represents Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs), claims "prompt pay" legislation could raise Medicare drug costs by $3.3 billion over 10 years.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comFight Against Counterfeit Drugs Advanced By Faster Test Reported For Detecting Fake Tamiflu Chemists in Georgia are reporting development of a fast new method to detect fake Tamiflu, the mainstay medication for preventing and treating bird flu. Tamiflu has become a target for counterfeiters as recent outbreaks of bird flu have increased public demand for supplies of just-in-case antiviral
drugs to use in case of an epidemic of the deadly disease.In a report at the 235th national meeting of the American Chemical Society, Facundo M. Fernandez, Ph.D.
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