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GPs have room to improve prescribing
Monday | Nov 21 2022MEDICAL groups seeking to curb the rise of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) may want to focus on opportunities for their members to improve prescribing practices, rather than criticise non-medical prescribers.
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Blooms grows in Sydney
Monday | Nov 21 2022BLOOMS The Chemist is continuing its expansion with the addition of three new pharmacies in the Sydney suburbs of Crows Nest, Gladesville and Penrith.
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Pharmacists primed for travel role
Monday | Nov 21 2022TRAINING pharmacists to provide travel medicine services could contribute to the health of international travellers, researchers from Monash University and James Cook University believe.
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Dr fined over vaping ads
Monday | Nov 21 2022A NSW-BASED doctor has been fined $2,664 by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) for alleged unlawful advertising of nicotine vaping products.
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PPA to seek review of graduate wages
Friday | Nov 18 2022EMPLOYEE pharmacists' union, Professional Pharmacists Australia (PPA), is continuing its campaign to improve pharmacy graduates' pay and conditions.
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Pharmacist prescribing an AMR threat
Friday | Nov 18 2022AUTHORISING pharmacists to prescribe antibiotics will fuel antimicrobial resistance (AMR) the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) warns.
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Australian Prescriber to continue
Friday | Nov 18 2022PUBLICATION of NPS MedicineWise's journal, Australian Prescriber, is set to continue after the organisation is disbanded on 31 Dec.
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CWH tops for service
Thursday | Nov 17 2022DISCOUNT giant, Chemist Warehouse (CWH), has claimed the Reader's Digest Quality Service Awards 2023 Pharmacy title.
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Scope expansion to benefit GPs
Thursday | Nov 17 2022EXPANDING pharmacists' scope of practice will alleviate the mounting pressure GPs are experiencing without impacting patient care, Pharmacy Guild of Australia Northern Territory Branch President, Peter Hatswell, believes.
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NPS will leave legacy beyond 2022
Thursday | Nov 17 2022NPS MedicineWise will cease to exist on 31 Dec, but its legacy will live on, the organisation's CEO, Katherine Burchfield, believes.