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Politicians failing health system: GP
Tuesday | Nov 29 2022MOVES to expand pharmacists' scope of practice to include prescribing roles shows a failure by politicians to understand "the health ecosystem", pharmacist-turned-GP, Dr Peter Cheng, believes.
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PSA to discontinue PI insurance plan
Tuesday | Nov 29 2022THE Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) is winding down its professional indemnity (PI) insurance offering less than two years after launching the product (PD 04 Mar 2021).
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Cannabis firm fine for security failures
Tuesday | Nov 29 2022QUEENSLAND-BASED medicinal cannabis licence holder, Tikun Oceania Pty Ltd, has been fined $13,320, over alleged security and record-keeping failures.
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Pharmacists have skills to prescribe
Monday | Nov 28 2022PRESCRIBING should be within pharmacists' scope of practice, Queensland University of Technology Head of School for Clinical Sciences, Professor Lisa Nissen, believes.
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Wizard Mount Pleasant scores win
Monday | Nov 28 2022WIZARD Pharmacy Mount Pleasant has taken the Wizard Pharmacy of the Year title, after landing a 100% mystery shopper score.
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Managing sore throat
Monday | Nov 28 2022COMMUNITY pharmacists have a key role to play in helping patients to manage cases of sore throat, while limiting "unwarranted use of antibiotics", International Pharmaceutical Federation President, Dominique Jordan, believes.
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PBAC updates COVID antiviral advice
Friday | Nov 25 2022NEW recommendations regarding the use of COVID-19 antivirals, Lagevrio (molnupiravir) and Paxlovid (nirmatrelvir and ritonavir), have been issued by the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee (PBAC).
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Tassie pharmacists ready to step up
Friday | Nov 25 2022TASMANIAN Premier, Jeremy Rockliff's decision to task the State's Department of Health to immediately look at ways to extend pharmacists' role in the provision of health services (PD 24 Nov), is being welcomed by the Pharmacy Guild of Australia.
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Ego lands five CHP Self-Care Awards
Friday | Nov 25 2022EGO Pharmaceuticals took home a haul of five Consumer Health Products Australia (CHP) Self-Care Excellence Awards on Wed, including the Most Trusted Partner in Pharmacy (over $100 million), which it shared with iNova Pharmaceuticals.
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Expanding scope a sensible solution
Thursday | Nov 24 2022PHARMACIST prescribing is one of the only realistic ways of boosting access to healthcare available to State governments, former Federal Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Dr Nick Coatsworth, believes.