Headlines
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Increased vax remuneration needed
Tuesday | Jul 26 2022COMMUNITY pharmacies' capacity to support the national COVID-19 vaccination campaign is being limited by the current remuneration being offered for administering jabs, Pharmacy Guild of Australia Northern Territory Branch President, Peter Hatswell, believes.
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Care to cough up fine
Tuesday | Jul 26 2022CARE Pharmaceuticals is being ordered to cease distribution of its Little Coughs Ivy Leaf (Hedera helix) products bearing labels representing that they can be given to children aged six months to two years, over a "severe breach" of Consumer Healthcare Product Australia (CHPA) Code of Practice.
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MDR moves to acquire GuildLink
Monday | Jul 25 2022DIGITAL medication platform provider, MedAdvisor (MDR), is set to acquire GuildLink in a deal worth $9.1 million.
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RACGP continues criticism of UTIPP-Q
Monday | Jul 25 2022PHARMACISTS involved in the Urinary Tract Infection Pharmacy Pilot - Queensland (UTIPP-Q) are being accused of overprescribing antibiotics, by the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP).
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NSW pharmacist struck off
Monday | Jul 25 2022THE registration of a NSW-based pharmacist has been cancelled with a non-review period of 12 months, with the state's Health Care Complaints Commission today publishing the outcome of a case brought before the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal.
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AMA attacks a recruitment drive
Friday | Jul 22 2022ATTACKS by the Australian Medical Association (AMA) on plans to expand pharmacists' scope of practice in North Queensland are an effort to boost its membership, the Pharmacy Guild of Australia believes.
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Pharmacist loses S90
Friday | Jul 22 2022A SYDNEY-BASED pharmacy owned by a convicted fraudster will no longer be able to dispense medicines through the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) after being stripped of its Section 90 approval.
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AMA hits out at NQPSPP
Thursday | Jul 21 2022QUEENSLAND Premier, Annastacia Palaszczuk, and Health Minister, Yvette D'Ath, are being urged to walk away from the planned North Queensland Pharmacists Scope of Practice Pilot (NQPSPP).
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Pharmacies need to embrace data
Thursday | Jul 21 2022COMMUNITY pharmacy owners are being urged to use available data to delivered improved patient outcomes and strengthen their businesses.
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Saratoga store take Blooms’ top prize
Thursday | Jul 21 2022STRONG brand engagement combined with an increase in gross margin return on floor space and impressive customer services, have seen Blooms The Chemist Saratoga take home the Blooms Store of the Year title.