Headlines
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Prescribing “out of scope”
Wednesday | Apr 17 2019GENERAL practitioners hope the Pharmacy Board of Australia will reconsider its plans to support pharmacist prescribing, claiming "burdens on GPs would increase" as a result.
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healthSAVE Burnie meets Minister
Wednesday | Apr 17 2019HEALTHSAVE Wilkinson's Pharmacy in Burnie, recently celebrated its win of the 2019 Guild Award for Excellence in Community Engagement -- Health Services (PD 07 Mar) with a visit from Health Minister, Greg Hunt.
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Blackmores profit dives
Wednesday | Apr 17 2019BLACKMORES yesterday released its financial results for the nine months to 31 Mar, with a net profit after tax of $44 million, down 14% on the prior corresponding period.
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PSA prescribing proposal
Tuesday | Apr 16 2019THE Pharmaceutical Society of Australia has released its response to the Pharmacy Board of Australia's current discussion paper on pharmacist prescribing, saying "collaborative prescribing by pharmacists [would] improve Australians' access to safe and effective healthcare".
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PBS “crumbling”: Guild
Monday | Apr 15 2019PHARMACISTS are being urged to put their votes behind "the major party that acknowledges the current problems" facing the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) at the 18 May election.
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PSA seeks 7CPA assurances
Monday | Apr 15 2019THE Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) wants the Labor Party to guarantee that the Society will be a signatory to the 7th Community Pharmacy Agreement.
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AMA slams Pharmacy Board
Friday | Apr 12 2019THE Australian Medical Association has warned that current Pharmacy Board of Australia (PBA) proposals to allow pharmacist prescribing represent a "fundamental undermining" of the national governance framework and process for non-medical health practitioners to apply to prescribe.
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Guild urges GPs to get on board
Thursday | Apr 11 2019DOCTORS need to stop debating when is the ideal time to get vaccinated, and start promoting opportunistic influenza vaccination programs, Pharmacy Guild of Australia Victorian Branch President, Anthony Tassone believes.
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TGA “natural” guidance
Thursday | Apr 11 2019THE Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) is developing a new policy on the use of the terms "natural" and "naturally derived" after a meeting of the Therapeutic Goods Advertising Consultative Committee (TGACC) last month.
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Guild stalling progress?
Wednesday | Apr 10 2019PHARMACISTS are failing to reach their full professional potential because the Pharmacy Guild of Australia wants to maintain the status quo, a former civil servant believes.