News
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Rural pharmacy facing triple threat
Monday | Dec 6 2021URGENT action is needed to support the continued viability of rural pharmacies, the Rural Pharmacy Network Australia (RPNA) believes.
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Kids to get COVAX jab
Monday | Dec 6 2021AUSTRALIA'S COVID-19 vaccination (COVAX) campaign is set to move into its next phase in the coming weeks, after the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) granted provisional approval for the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to be administered to children aged five to 11 years.
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Mask up to keep pharmacies open
Monday | Dec 6 2021MAKING face masks a requirement of entry for customers visiting pharmacies will be critical to minimising the potential impact of COVID-19 on Tasmanian pharmacies when the state reopens next week, Pharmacy Guild of Australia Tasmanian Branch President, Helen O'Byrne, believes.
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Sigma issues earnings downgrade
Monday | Dec 6 2021SHORT-TERM operational issues assoicated with the rollout of Sigma Healthcare's Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and the impacts of COVID-19, have prompted the company to downgrade its earnings guidance for the financial year to 31 Jan 2022 (FY22).
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NPSA hails Hunt
Monday | Dec 6 2021COMMUNITY Service Obligation wholesalers group, the National Pharmaceutical Services Association (NPSA) has praised Federal Health Minister, Greg Hunt's leadership, following his decision to retire from politics after next year's election.
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Guild releases PotY22 finalist shortlist
Monday | Dec 6 2021THE Pharmacy Guild of Australia has released the shortlist of six finalists from across the country for the Pharmacy of the Year Award 2022 (PotY22).
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CW celebrates retail excellence awards
Monday | Dec 6 2021CHEMIST Warehouse (CW) celebrated the work of the business's pharmacists, interns and pharmacy assistants in 2021 last week with the CW Retail Awards for Excellence.
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Fed Court issues ‘significant’ fines
Monday | Dec 6 2021THE Federal Court of Australia has fined Oxymed Australia Pty Ltd $2 million for advertising devices intended to administer hyperbaric oxygen therapy in breach of the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989.
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Dispensary Corner 06 Dec 21
Monday | Dec 6 2021VACCINE-HESITANT patients are going to some pretty extreme lengths to avoid getting COVID-19 shots, while attempting to have health records show they have been immunised.
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Pharmacy lauds Hunt’s contribution
Friday | Dec 3 2021AUSTRALIA'S leading pharmacy organisations have hailed the achievements of outgoing Federal Health Minister, Greg Hunt, following yesterday's announcement that he will not contest the next General Election.
