Headlines
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NPS QUM program review
Friday | Dec 14 2018THE Department of Health is seeking submissions from relevant stakeholders as part of a formal review of the delivery of the Quality Use of Medicines (QUM) Program by NPS MedicineWise.
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Epic Pharmacy union battle
Friday | Dec 14 2018PROFESSIONAL Pharmacists Australia (PPA) has ramped up a campaign negotiating on behalf of pharmacists and technicians working for Epic Pharmacy, this week publicly urging the company's staff to join the union group as it engages in negotiations to improve pay and conditions at the hospital pharmacy provider.
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PSA Choosing Wisely recommendations
Thursday | Dec 13 2018NEW recommendations on complementary medicines, homeopathy and polypharmacy were released yesterday by Choosing Wisely Australia, based on input from the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia.
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Pharmacist fraud suspension
Thursday | Dec 13 2018A Victorian registered pharmacist has been suspended for six months after it was found she had engaged in professional misconduct.
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Freeman new PSA President
Thursday | Dec 13 2018THERE was a changing of the guard at the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia yesterday, with the organisation's Board unanimously appointing Dr Chris Freeman as its new National President (PD breaking news).
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Guild digital pharmacy push
Wednesday | Dec 12 2018THE Pharmacy Guild of Australia says community pharmacies are ideally placed to take part in a new "Small Business Digital Champions" project announced by Federal Minister for Small and Family Business, Michaelia Cash, in Melbourne yesterday.
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Guild Palliative Care pact
Wednesday | Dec 12 2018THE Pharmacy Guild of Australia yesterday signed a new Memorandum of Understanding with Palliative Care Australia.
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Opioid dispensing concerns
Tuesday | Dec 11 2018THE rate of opioid medicines dispensed increased by 5% between 2013 and 2017, according to the third Australian Atlas of Healthcare Variation which was formally released this morning.
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Pharmacies smash 2018 flu
Monday | Dec 10 2018HEALTH Minister Greg Hunt has hailed the contribution of community pharmacies across Australia to reducing the incidence of flu last winter, with this year's successful primary care vaccination program helping deliver the lowest rates of influenza in the country since 2013.
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Carmen get it!
Monday | Dec 10 2018THE team from Carmen Drive Pharmacy in the Sydney suburb of Carlingford (pictured) recently met with NSW Pharmacy Guild Senior Membership Manager Sonia Moss, who congratulated Yvonne, Lois and Chris for being an integral part of their local health district.
