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Amoxicillin shortages set to continue
Thursday | Nov 3 2022PHARMACISTS can expect to continue to see supply shortages of amoxicillin throughout Nov, with "no clear end date" in sight, Pharmacy Guild of Australia Victorian Branch President, Anthony Tassone, warns.
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Ingle Farm stores share RSotY title
Thursday | Nov 3 2022SOUTH Australian-based pharmacy group, National Pharmacies' Retail Store of the Year (RSotY) title is being shared by the group's Ingle Farm Pharmacy and Ingle Farm Shopping Centre Pharmacy.
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Boost pharmacogenomic training
Thursday | Nov 3 2022PHARMACOGENOMIC education in Australian pharmacy programs has room for improvement, researchers believe.
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TGA clamps down on cannabis ads
Tuesday | Nov 1 2022THE Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) is continuing its clamp down on unlawful advertising of medicinal cannabis products.
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Blooms to roll out recycling scheme
Tuesday | Nov 1 2022BLOOMS The Chemist is set to introduce a blister pack recycling program across the group's 110 pharmacies from 07 Nov.
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Pharmacy bandit busted
Tuesday | Nov 1 2022TOWNSVILLE-BASED bandit, Jason Outram, will remain behind bars until Jul 2023 at least, after being convicted of the armed robbery of a pharmacy.
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New subvariants fuel COVID-19 cases
Monday | Oct 31 2022VICTORIA is facing yet another wave of COVID-19 infections, fuelled by two new Omicron subvariants, BQ1 and XBB, the State's Chief Health Officer, Brett Sutton, warns.
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Bakker Tasmania’s third PatY winner
Monday | Oct 31 2022TERRYWHITE Chemmart Rosny Park's Terri Bakker (pictured) has become the third Tasmanian to land the Pharmacy Guild of Australia/Maxigesic Pharmacy Assistant of the Year (PatY) Awards.
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Hunt lands new role
Monday | Oct 31 2022FORMER Federal Health Minister, Greg Hunt, has been appointed as the foundation Chair of Monash University's Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health's Advisory Council.
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Pocock tackles ORT dispensing fees
Friday | Oct 28 2022FEDERAL Minister for Health and Aged Care, Mark Butler, will be required to complete a review of the opioid replacement treatment (ORT) program by 01 Jul, under an amendment to the National Health Amendment (General Co-payment) Bill 2022.