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News numbers ‘wrong’
Tuesday | Aug 11 2020NEWS Corp is being accused of "unethical, unfair and inaccurate" reporting in its latest community pharmacy expos (PD 10 Aug).
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COVID-19 raises patent questions
Tuesday | Aug 11 2020DURING a pandemic do the usual rules apply, and should the creator of a COVID-19 treatment or vaccine hold exclusivity, International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) Ethics Group Chair, Associate Professor Betty Chaar, asks.
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Pharmacist sentenced
Tuesday | Aug 11 2020ANGERED by allegations of being a drunk and a thief, a former pharmacist in New Zealand has earned himself three months community detention, for a revenge campaign against his former employers.
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Guild ‘disappointed’ with News Corp
Monday | Aug 10 2020ATTACKS on the community pharmacy sector by News Corp publications over the weekend are "galling" and "ill-informed" the Pharmacy Guild of Australia believes.
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Concerns over meds delivery delays
Monday | Aug 10 2020AUSTRALIA Post workers in Victoria need to be granted exemptions from the State's Stage Four lockdown rules, to support medicines home delivery services, pharmacy stakeholders believe.
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COVID case at pharmacy
Monday | Aug 10 2020AN NSW pharmacy has been forced to temporarily close for cleaning after a staff member tested positive for COVID-19.
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Vic supply chain concerns eased
Friday | Aug 7 2020CONCERNS over the sustainability of the pharmaceutical supply chain under Victoria's Stage Four restrictions have been eased, with the supply of scheduled medicines to be exempt from regulations requiring wholesalers to cut their workforce by 33%.
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Disability care needs meds reviews
Friday | Aug 7 2020AUSTRALIA needs to develop clear pathways to ensure patients with cognitive disabilities can access funded medication review services, the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) believes.
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Pharmacy staff a priority for testing
Thursday | Aug 6 2020PHARMACY staff are a priority for COVID-19 testing, the Victorian Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) says, despite reports from Pharmacy Guild of Australia members that staff have been told they are not "essential workers".
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FWC rejects unfair dismissal claim
Thursday | Aug 6 2020A NSW pharmacy assistant who was let go by her employer in May has had her unfair dismissal application rejected by the Fair Work Commission (FWC).
