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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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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.
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Bill to deliver savings and supplies
Friday | Dec 3 2021LEGISLATION enabling the Federal Government to implement twin strategic agreements with Medicines Australia and the Generic and Biosimilar Medicines Association (GBMA), will shore up medicines supply lines, the Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA) believes.
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Vic to reform pharmacy regulation
Friday | Dec 3 2021THE Victorian Pharmacy Authority (VPA) is set to gain greater flexibility to regulate the community pharmacy sector, under the Regulatory Legislation Amendment (Reform) Bill 2021.
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Woolworths moves to take over API
Thursday | Dec 2 2021SUPERMARKET powerhouse Woolworths is looking to gazump rival retail giant Wesfarmers with an $872 million bid to acquire pharmaceutical wholesaler, Australian Pharmaceutical Industries (API) (PD breaking news).
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Empathy key to COVAX success: PDL
Thursday | Dec 2 2021AS AUSTRALIA moves into the next phase of its COVID-19 vaccination (COVAX) campaign pharmacists are being urged to prepare for conversations with vaccine hesitant patients.
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COVID treatment gets provisional nod
Thursday | Dec 2 2021ROCHE Products Pty Ltd's Actemra (tocilizumab) has been granted provisional approval to be used as a treatment for COVID-19, by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA).
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New meds training support ‘vital’
Wednesday | Dec 1 2021ADDITIONAL support needs to be provided to ensure community pharmacists have access to up-to-date information about novel medical technology, pharmacist-turned Federal MP, Emma McBride believes.
