Headlines
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Killer pharmacist barred
Monday | Aug 12 2019A BRITISH pharmacist who subdued his wife by injecting her with insulin before strangling her with a plastic bag has been found to be unfit to practise.
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Webstercare earns praise
Monday | Aug 12 2019MEDICATION management group Webstercare has been recognised as one of the most innovative companies in Australia and New Zealand in a ceremony last week.
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WA Gov forward thinking: PPA
Monday | Aug 12 2019PHARMACISTS need to be fully integrated into the health system and not treated as a separate entity, Professional Pharmacists Australia (PPA) President, Dr Geoff March, believes.
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CWH would welcome “Colesworth”
Friday | Aug 9 2019DISCOUNT Pharmacy group, Chemist Warehouse (CWH), claims the Pharmacy Location Rules are stymieing competition and it would welcome the entry of supermarket giants Coles and Woolworth's into the market.
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Pharmacist triage success
Friday | Aug 9 2019A PHARMACIST-LED triage pilot at a British general practice clinic is freeing up 34 hours of GP-time each week, and slashing waiting times.
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Rural patients happier to seek advice
Thursday | Aug 8 2019PATIENTS in rural areas are more willing to talk to and heed the advice of pharmacists about general health matters than those living in urban areas, research from the University of Tasmania reveals.
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Woodcroft PA wins SA PATY
Thursday | Aug 8 2019PHARMACY Assistant, Emilie Dalwood (pictured above), from TerryWhite Chemmart Woodcroft Plaza has been chosen to represent South Australia at the National Finals of the 2019 Pharmacy Guild of Australia/Maxigesic Pharmacy Assistant of the Year Award (PATY).
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Kokoda trek raises $24K
Thursday | Aug 8 2019TERRYWHITE Chemmart CEO, Duncan Phillips, along with his trekking contingent of nine pharmacy owners and support staff (pictured) successfully completed an eight-day trek along the Kokoda Track raising more than $24,000 for Ovarian Cancer Australia, bringing the total over 13 years to more than $1.4 million.
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HBF sells Friendlies to Pharmacy 777
Wednesday | Aug 7 2019PRIVATE health insurer, HBF, has sold its Friendlies Pharmacy master franchise to the Perth-based Pharmacy 777 group making it the largest network in Western Australia.
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CSO wholesalers value for money
Tuesday | Aug 6 2019THE National Pharmaceutical Services Association (NPSA) has used last week's 2019 WA Pharmacy Forum to clarify the value versus the cost of Community Service Obligation (CSO) wholesalers providing Australia-wide equitable access to medicines.
