Headlines
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Victoria first to move on digital scripts
Wednesday | Apr 8 2020PHARMACISTS in Victoria are the first in the country to be authorised to dispense Schedule 4 medicines using digital images of prescriptions sent directly to them by a prescriber.
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Nationalised meds supply an option
Wednesday | Apr 8 2020MOVES to temporarily nationalise the pharmaceutical wholesaling sector to ensure equity of access to medicines across the country during the COVID-19 pandemic, should not be ruled out, the Rural Pharmacy Network Australia (RPNA) believes.
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COVID accommodation
Wednesday | Apr 8 2020PHARMACY staff in NSW will be among the frontline health professionals entitled to access hotel accommodation to keep a safe distance from at-risk family members during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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No action on CPD during COVID – Board
Tuesday | Apr 7 2020THE Pharmacy Board of Australia has confirmed that it will not take any action during the current registration period if pharmacists are unable to meet the Continuing Professional Development Standard due to COVID-19.
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COVID ‘cures’ come with warning
Tuesday | Apr 7 2020Patients following up on "promising" research suggesting head lice treatment, Ivermectin, could be used to tackle COVID-19 are being urged to "think again" before buying it.
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Nespolon vax comments ‘alarming’
Tuesday | Apr 7 2020CLAIMS that expanding the range of locations where pharmacists can administer influenza vaccinations would be a "recipe for disaster" (PD yesterday), are "alarming", consultant pharmacist, Karalyn Huxhagen, says.
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Bandit held over robbery
Tuesday | Apr 7 2020NSW Police have charged a 40-year-old man in relation to an armed robbery at a pharmacy in Sydney's Inner West on Sun night.
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RACGP flu vax criticism out of tune
Monday | Apr 6 2020CLAIMS that allowing pharmacists in Victoria to provide National Immunisation Program (NIP) vaccination services in aged care facilities and workplaces, as of 01 Apr, is a "recipe for disaster" are being dismissed by the Pharmacy Guild of Australia.
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Concerns for one-pharmacy towns
Monday | Apr 6 2020RURAL pharmacists operating in single pharmacy towns are pleading with the Federal Government to introduce a funding package to enable them to keep their doors open should a staff member be forced into isolation as a result of COVID-19.
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ACT acts on COVID crisis
Monday | Apr 6 2020PHARMACY'S peak bodies have backed the ACT Government's decision to implement emergency dispensing measures, allowing pharmacists to dispense maximum Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme quantities to patients without a prescription (PD breaking news).
