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Cortis to lead SA VAD
Tuesday | Oct 25 2022SOUTH Australian pharmacist, Lauren Cortis, will lead the State's Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD) pharmacy service when euthanasia is legalised there on 31 Jan 2023.
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Butler confirms co-pay cut in Budget
Monday | Oct 24 2022PLANNED cuts to the general Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) co-payment will form part of tomorrow night's Federal Budget, Minister for Health and Aged Care, Mark Butler, confirmed over the weekend.
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Pharmacy has a solution for NSW
Monday | Oct 24 2022COMMUNITY pharmacies can provide a cost effective solution to the challenges facing the NSW health system, Pharmacy Guild of Australia National President, Trent Twomey, told NSW State MPs.
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Never be afraid to say you’re not OK
Monday | Oct 24 2022PHARMACISTS need to be kinder to each other to ensure the viability of the profession into the future, an early career pharmacist believes.
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Energy warning in UK
Monday | Oct 24 2022PHARMACY owners in the UK are being urged to develop contingency plans to cope with anticipated power cuts during the northern hemisphere winter.
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CWH targeting Guild’s sweet spot
Friday | Oct 21 2022GOLD Cross is facing a jelly bean war, with discount pharmacy giant, Chemist Warehouse (CWH) removing Glucojel products from its stores in favour of a private-label product.
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NSW pollies back full scope push
Friday | Oct 21 2022REPRESENTATIVES from both sides of NSW politics are backing calls for pharmacists to practice to their full scope.
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No funded JEV shots in Vic pharmacy
Friday | Oct 21 2022VICTORIAN pharmacists are being left on the bench unable to assist eligible patients in accessing Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) vaccines, through a State-funded vaccination program.
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Antivirals into Doctors Bag
Thursday | Oct 20 2022THE Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) has hailed a decision to add COVID-19 antivirals to Prescriber's Bag supplies carried by medical practitioners and nurse practitioners, saying making them available without a prescription via pharmacies is dangerous.
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CHP AdCheck automation
Thursday | Oct 20 2022CONSUMER Healthcare Products (CHP) Australia has confirmed a new agreement with US-based Veeva Systems to create a single hub of content for Therapeutic Goods Advertising Code (TGAC) applications.