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PD breaking news – MedAdvisor partners with US company Adheris Health for greater reach
Friday | Mar 22 2019MedAdvisor partners with US company Adheris Health Australian-listed digital medicines management company MedAdvisor has announced a.
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‘Stay classy’ AMA: Guild
Friday | Mar 22 2019PHARMACIST-ISSUED absence from work certificates are continuing to raise the ire of medical practitioners, with the Australian Medical Association (AMA) again criticising their use.
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Amcal & DDS sales up – Sigma
Friday | Mar 22 2019SIGMA Healthcare yesterday reported a 33% decline in net profit after tax, with the overall result hit by over $13 million in restructuring costs (PD breaking news).
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PDL urges credential checks
Friday | Mar 22 2019PHARMACY legal defence group PDL has issued an alert to proprietors of pharmacies around issues that have arisen in recent times, exposing legal risk.
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SHPA mentoring
Friday | Mar 22 2019ON THE back of a successful pilot year, the Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia's (SHPA) face-to-face pharmacist mentoring program is back for 2019.
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Boots specialists
Friday | Mar 22 2019BRITISH pharmacy giant Boots has announced a new "specialist practitioner" pharmacist role, which aims to recognise pharmacists who deliver "enhanced clinical care" in the community.
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BMJ ditches formula
Friday | Mar 22 2019THE prestigious British Medical Journal has announced it would no longer carry advertisements for formula milk, citing a recent investigation into papers leading to "overdiagnosis and overtreatment" of cow's milk protein allergy, which is among many contributors to falling breastfeeding rates - bmj.com.
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Casual conversion
Friday | Mar 22 2019THE Fair Work Commission has inserted a new "Casual Conversion" clause into the Pharmacy Industry Award 2010, as part of its Modern Award Review.
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Cancer survival up
Friday | Mar 22 2019SURVIVAL rates for most types of cancer are improving, even though cases of cancer diagnosed have tripled since the early 1980s, according to a report released today by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).
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Tobacco clamp down
Friday | Mar 22 2019TOUGHER new tobacco laws have come into effect in Western Australia, aimed at reducing children's exposure to tobacco and improving community health.
