AUSTRALIANS should be
encouraged to visit their local
pharmacist for a sick certificate to
free up doctors’ time and relieve
the drain on taxpayers money.
Responding to an article
published in the Brisbane Sunday
Mail regarding GPs and sick
certificates, National President of
the Pharmacy Guild, Kos Sclavos,
said: “The fact that there could be
up to 1.5 million unnecessary visits
to doctors per year for sick
certificates or other unnecessary
administrative reasons is a scandal
that should be addressed with
urgency and common sense.”The above article was sent to subscribers in Pharmacy Daily's issue from 26 Jul 11 To see the full newsletter, see the embedded issue below or CLICK HERE to download Pharmacy Daily from 26 Jul 11
IN WESTERN Australia, Michael’s Chemist Group has started stocking therapeutic Nicotine Vaping Products (NVPs), pursuant to the Federal Government’s new vaping laws (PD 25 Mar).
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