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PSA SA museum opens
Monday | Dec 19 2022SOUTH Australian Health Minister, Chris Picton, formally opened the new Pharmaceutical Society of Australia Museum in Adelaide on Fri, featuring a collection which showcases the history of pharmacy practice.
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Pharmacists warned on PI insurance
Friday | Dec 16 2022PROFESSIONAL indemnity insurance premiums for pharmacists are likely to soar if their practice continues to expand, according to Sydney-based experienced medico-legal advisor and GP Dr Craig Lilienthal.
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ACP free accreditation training
Friday | Dec 16 2022THE Australian College of Pharmacy's (ACP) move to offer complimentary accreditation training for pharmacy graduates enrolled in the Guild Intern Training Program (PD breaking news) will continue the organisation's dedication to supporting the educational needs of the pharmacy industry across Australia - and especially interns, as the next generation of registered pharmacists, according to College President, Michelle Bou-Samra.
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Carollo Horton acquired by Honan
Friday | Dec 16 2022PHARMACY industry insurance broker Carollo Horton has been purchased by Honan Insurance Group, which is one of Australia's fastest growing insurance brokers.
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APC free accreditation training
Friday | Dec 16 2022THE Australian College of Pharmacy's (ACP) move to offer complimentary accreditation training for pharmacy graduates enrolled in the Guild Intern Training Program (PD breaking news) will continue the organisation's dedication to supporting the educational needs of the pharmacy industry across Australia - and especially interns, as the next generation of registered pharmacists, according to College President, Michelle Bou-Samra.
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APC plots prescribing standards
Thursday | Dec 15 2022THE Australian Pharmacy Council (APC) is seeking interest from practising pharmacists to inform the development of new Accreditation Standards for pharmacist prescriber training programs.
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Guild to continue push for $19 co-pay
Thursday | Dec 15 2022THE Pharmacy Guild of Australia will continue to advocate for greater cost-of-living pressure relief for patients by having the general co-payment reduced to $19, according to Guild Executive Director, Suzanne Greenwood.
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Over 100 million under co-pay scripts
Thursday | Dec 15 2022THERE were almost 101 million Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme prescriptions dispensed to patients at prices lower than the co-payment over the last 12 months, according to new data released by the Federal Department of Health.
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$1 million payout over pharmacy sale
Wednesday | Dec 14 2022THE Supreme Court of NSW has ordered that the purchaser of a pharmacy in the Sydney CBD be paid more than $1 million by the vendor, after a hearing alleging misleading or deceptive conduct.
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Antibiotic over-prescribing data skewed
Wednesday | Dec 14 2022WIDESPREAD reports of over-use of antimicrobials may be significantly exaggerated in some situations due to methodologies relating to stock levels, according to new research printed in the latest issue of the Journal of Pharmacy Practice & Research (JPPR) published by the Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA).