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NSW pharmacist vaccines
Wednesday | Jan 2 2019PHARMACISTS in New South Wales have now been added to the cohort of accredited immunisers able to deliver a wider range of injections, including those for measles and whooping cough, for anyone over the age of 16.
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Blooms launches in WA
Friday | Dec 21 2018BLOOMS The Chemist has taken the next step in ambitious national expansion plans with the opening of its first three stores in Western Australia in the last few months.
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SafeScript saving Vic lives
Friday | Dec 21 2018THE SafeScript real-time prescription monitoring system currently being rolled out in Vic has alerted doctors and pharmacists in Western Victoria to almost 3,300 patients at risk of harm or overdose from visiting multiple clinics or pharmacies.
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UTS honours Chambers
Thursday | Dec 20 2018KIRRILY Chambers, who was the first ever credentialled diabetes educator (CDE) pharmacist in Australia, was honoured for her pioneering work earlier this month at the UTS Innovative Pharmacist of the Year Awards.
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GSK, Pfizer consumer deal
Thursday | Dec 20 2018GLAXOSMITHKLINE has agreed to merge its consumer health business into a joint venture with Pfizer, as part of a plan which will eventually see the breakup of GSK into two separate entities.
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PSA pharmacist wage alert
Wednesday | Dec 19 2018THE Pharmaceutical Society of Australia has slammed a decision by the Fair Work Commission to "stagnate the minimum safety net pay for community pharmacists," with PSA National President Chris Freeman saying the ruling was a "completely inadequate reflection of the complex work that pharmacists do".
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Pharmacy 4 Less seals JD Worldwide deal
Wednesday | Dec 19 2018PHARMACY 4 Less has signed an agreement with Chinese e-commerce giant JD Worldwide, with the deal enhancing the Australian pharmacy group's reach into the Chinese market.
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TWC health checks for AIA
Tuesday | Dec 18 2018A major new partnership between TerryWhite Chemmart and life insurer AIA Australia will see free health checks provided to thousands of Australians.
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API plots Sigma takeover
Monday | Dec 17 2018SIGMA Healthcare Limited has advised its shareholders that there is "no certainty" that the indicative merger proposal received from Australian Pharmaceutical Industries on Fri (PD breaking news) will result in a transaction.
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NPS QUM program review
Friday | Dec 14 2018THE Department of Health is seeking submissions from relevant stakeholders as part of a formal review of the delivery of the Quality Use of Medicines (QUM) Program by NPS MedicineWise.