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Violence has to stop
Thursday | Aug 26 2021AUTHORITIES are being urged to ensure people who threaten and assault pharmacy staff feel "the full force of the law", by Pharmacy4Less CEO, Feras Karem, following a violent attack at a store near Newcastle, NSW, on Fri.
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Same jab same pay has got to wait
Thursday | Aug 26 2021DISCUSSIONS about increasing the payments the Federal Government makes to pharmacies for administering COVID-19 vaccines (COVAX) will have to wait, Prime Minister Scott Morrison, says.
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College delivers A-Z guide for COVAX
Thursday | Aug 26 2021THE Australasian College of Pharmacy (ACP) and Guild Learning and Development are rolling out four new COVID-19 vaccination (COVAX) resources including an A to Z guide to the AstraZeneca vaccine.
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Concerns grow over antibiotic use
Wednesday | Aug 25 2021STEPS need to be taken to better monitor antibiotic use in residential aged care facilities, with high rates of inappropriate use of medicines identified in the sector by researchers from Macquarie University.
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Angst surpassing virus in COVID crisis
Wednesday | Aug 25 2021AUSTRALIANS are becoming increasingly weighed down by the mental health impacts of life in COVID-19-induced lockdowns and need a booster of hope, Priceline Pharmacy General Manager, Andrew Vidler, believes.
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COVID guidance useless in the bush
Tuesday | Aug 24 2021ADVICE that pharmacies in COVID-19-effected areas should operate multiple teams to mitigate against the impact of positive cases, will not work for rural pharmacies, Bourke-based pharmacy owner, Peter Crothers, believes.
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Pharmacies see COVAX uptake surge
Tuesday | Aug 24 2021AUSTRALIA'S COVID-19 vaccination (COVAX) campaign is gathering pace with the number of doses administered through community pharmacies jumping 245% in the last week.
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Pharmily mourns Gilbert
Tuesday | Aug 24 2021PHARMACISTS from across Australia are mourning the passing of one of the profession's most influential leaders, Emeritus Professor Andrew Gilbert AM.
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Full scope may stretch rural practice
Monday | Aug 23 2021HIGH costs and limited access to an adequate workforce in regional and remote areas could make working to full scope of practice an impossibility for many pharmacists, the Rural Pharmacy Network Australia (RPNA) warns.
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Sisterhood spirit thrives
Monday | Aug 23 2021THROUGH the challenges of lockdowns, stores across the Priceline Pharmacy network are continuing to raise funds for the brand's Priceline Sisterhood Foundation.