Headlines
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MHR proves its worth in 2020 crises
Tuesday | Oct 27 2020BETWEEN bushfires and the COVID-19 pandemic, the Australian Digital Health Agency (ADHA), has reported an increase in health practitioners using the My Health Record (MHR).
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Symbion targets 2021
Tuesday | Oct 27 2020MEMBERS of Symbion's healthSAVE and Pharmacy Choice retail programs are set to get more support than ever in 2021, with the launch of the wholesaler's 5 Steps Retail Program.
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Landlord evicts Melbourne pharmacy
Monday | Oct 26 2020PLANS to reopen Melbourne following months of severe COVID-19 restrictions will come too late for pharmacy owner, Anja Faustein, who has been ordered to vacate her CBD store by 5pm today.
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Face mask fine for Sydney pharmacist
Monday | Oct 26 2020A SYDNEY-BASED pharmacist has been issued an infringement notice for $2,664 relating to the alleged unlawful importation of medical face masks in relation to COVID-19.
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Violence in pharmacies continues
Monday | Oct 26 2020PHARMACY staff across the country are continuing to face violent and aggressive behaviour, with a disgruntled patient smashing a window between the dispensary and a consulting room in a Victorian store in the latest incident.
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UK pharmacy closures hit patients
Monday | Oct 26 2020COVID-19-INDUCED closures are creating service gaps across the UK, with elderly and vulnerable patients among the worst affected, The Pharmaceutical Journal reports.
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PSA backs RC recommendations
Friday | Oct 23 2020RECOMMENDATIONS made by the Aged Care Quality and Safety Royal Commission, that include embedding pharmacists in all facilities across the country, are being welcomed by the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA).
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Authorities must stand by pharmacy
Friday | Oct 23 2020PHARMACY group, Pharmacy4Less is calling on State authorities to provide greater support and protection to frontline health workers after a violent incident at one of its late night stores on Mon night (PD 21 Oct).
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Pharmacists deserve respect: Guild
Thursday | Oct 22 2020THROUGH bushfires, drought, floods and COVID-19 pharmacists have gone above and beyond for their communities, and do not deserve to be subjected to threatening behaviour, Pharmacy Guild of Australia Executive Director, Suzanne Greenwood, believes.
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API records COVID-induced loss
Thursday | Oct 22 2020PHARMACY wholesaler, Australian Pharmaceutical Industries (API) has reported a $7.9 million post tax loss for the 2020 Financial Year, with its Priceline Pharmacy banner group seeing gross profit fall by 14.3% due to the impacts of COVID-19.
