News
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Drug-induced deaths continue to rise
Friday | Apr 16 2021MORE than five Australians a day died as a result of misuse of drugs - including medications - in 2019, with opioids the most commonly identified substances in drug-related deaths (1,121), the latest National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC) report reveals.
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WHO’s antibiotic fears
Friday | Apr 16 2021CONCERNS are being raised that none of the 43 antibiotics currently in clinical development "sufficiently address" drug resistance in the world's most dangerous bacteria.
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CWH to roll out Fiji Kava range
Friday | Apr 16 2021AUSTRALIAN-FIJIAN medicinal kava company, Fiji Kava, has announced a new partnership with Chemist Warehouse (CWH) to distribute its range of complementary Noble Kava products.
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One-to-one care
Friday | Apr 16 2021SIGMA Healthcare's award-winning Guardian Pharmacy brand aims to support pharmacy owners to put patients at the heart of its one-to-one care, focused on health without too many retail distractions.
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Dispensary Corner 16 Apr 21
Friday | Apr 16 2021WHILE pharmacists across Australia are waiting for the green light to join the COVID-19 vaccination rollout, Canadian pharmacists and sisters, Diane Harpell and Tiffany Savary, gave their mum and dad their first shot of the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine this week.
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Increased workload induces burnout
Thursday | Apr 15 2021INCREASED workload combined with the challenges of tackling medicines shortages during the COVID-19 pandemic has sparked burnout amongst Australian pharmacists.
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Guild monitors NSW wage theft laws
Thursday | Apr 15 2021PHARMACY owners in NSW who fall foul of the State's tax collectors could face penalties in excess of $100,000 as part of new legislation being proposed by the Berejiklian Government to combat wage theft.
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Vax centres no use to remote Aussies
Thursday | Apr 15 2021PLANS for State and Territory Governments to set up mass vaccination centres to accelerate the Federal Government's COVID-19 vaccine rollout, are of limited use, the Pharmacy Guild of Australia believes.
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Get flu jab now
Thursday | Apr 15 2021YOUNG people are being urged to get the influenza vaccine as soon as possible as the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners braces for a severe flu season.
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FIP webinar
Thursday | Apr 15 2021AUSTRALIAN pharmacists, Nam-Anh Nguyen and Jonathan Penm will discuss medicines reconciliation as part of an International Pharmaceutical Federation webinar on 19 Apr.
