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GP clinics safest for COVID vaccine
Thursday | Oct 1 2020GENERAL Practitioners should be front and centre in plans to rollout successful COVID-19 vaccines, Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) Acting President, Associate Professor Ayman Shenouda, believes.
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RTPM comes to unintended effects
Thursday | Oct 1 2020PLANS to rollout real-time prescription monitoring (RTPM) of opioid medications will change clinical practice, but could deliver unintended consequences, new research warns.
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SHPA’s aged care push
Thursday | Oct 1 2020AUSTRALIA'S pharmacy workforce needs to boost its understanding of geriatric syndromes to cope with the nation's aging population, the Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA) believes.
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Pharmacist Rx
Thursday | Oct 1 2020PATIENTS in New Zealand are set to gain improved access to certain medicines through pharmacist prescribers under new legislation that comes into force today.
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Digital image scripts measure extended
Thursday | Oct 1 2020PHARMACISTS will continue to be able to dispense medicines using digital images of legal paper prescriptions until 31 Mar 2021, after the Commonwealth Department of Health announced an extension of the emergency measure this morning.
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PSA announces virtual AGM date
Thursday | Oct 1 2020THE Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) will host its annual general meeting (AGM) on Thu 29 Oct at 6pm (AEDT).
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DHL boosts warehouse cap
Thursday | Oct 1 2020LOGISTICS giant, DHL, is expanding its warehouse capacity to support the efficient management, storage and distribution of a successful COVID-19 vaccine.
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Dispensary Corner 01 Oct 20
Thursday | Oct 1 2020A WOULD-BE bandit is set to spend nine months behind bars after her "hare-brained" plot to hold-up a pharmacy ended in failure.
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Info key for COVID vax
Wednesday | Sep 30 2020PHARMACISTS will be important players in supporting the rollout of any successful COVID-19 vaccinations, and need to ensure they understand the vaccine development process, former Pharmacy Guild of Australia National President, Kos Sclavos, believes.
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Advantage Group, Instigo to merge
Wednesday | Sep 30 2020PHARMACY operator, Advantage Group, and service provider, Instigo, are set to form one of Australia's strongest independent pharmacy groups, through a merger agreement announced this morning.
