Headlines
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Cobargo Pharmacy reopens after fire
Friday | Jan 17 2020COBARGO Pharmacy reopened its doors on Mon, two weeks after a deadly bushfire swept through the NSW township, claiming the lives of two men and destroying close to half the buildings on the main street.
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Ban for ice-pipe import
Friday | Jan 17 2020A WESTERN Australian pharmacist has been reprimanded and disqualified from reapplying for registration, for two months for her role in the illegal importation of 150 "ice-pipes", following a state Administrative Tribunal hearing.
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Academics offer bushfire support
Thursday | Jan 16 2020ACADEMICS from pharmacy schools across Australia are offering their services to assist pharmacists affected by the bushfires in NSW, Victoria and South Australia.
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CEO delivers in bushfires
Thursday | Jan 16 2020WITH pharmacists in regional parts of NSW and Victoria directly impacted by the ongoing bushfire crisis, Advantage Pharmacy CEO, Steven Kastrinakis, has been on the frontline supporting owners by delivering supplies to affected stores.
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SA issues regional dispensing order
Wednesday | Jan 15 2020EMERGENCY dispensing provisions announced by the South Australian Government yesterday (PD breaking news) will only apply to patients affected by the Kangaroo Island bushfires, the Pharmacy Guild of Australia reveals.
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Not too late to prepare for bushfires
Wednesday | Jan 15 2020PHARMACISTS operating in rural and regional parts of Australia are being urged to create and implement bushfire emergency plans, by Guild Insurance.
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CHF welcomes emergency measures
Tuesday | Jan 14 2020MOVES to ease the financial pressure of accessing medicines for those affected by the ongoing bushfire crisis, are being welcomed by the Consumers Health Forum of Australia (CHF).
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Down-scheduling slump
Tuesday | Jan 14 2020AUSTRALIAN pharmacists "are clearly ready" to safely and effectively manage a wider range of non-prescription medicines, but the profession appears to have lost momentum in pushing for medications to be down-scheduled, academics from Griffith University believe.
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Gov responds to PBS subsidy calls
Monday | Jan 13 2020PATIENTS impacted by the bushfire crisis in NSW and Victoria will be able to access medicines subsidised by the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) without a prescription under emergency provisions announced by Federal Health Minister, Greg Hunt, on Fri (PD breaking news).
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Patients shouldn’t bear meds costs
Friday | Jan 10 2020PATIENTS and pharmacists should not be forced to bear the costs of Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) listed medicines during the current bushfire crisis, the Pharmacy Guild of Australia believes.
