Headlines
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Cyber threats real for pharmacies
Friday | Jun 4 2021PHARMACY owners and managers are being urged to invest in multiple layers of defence against growing threats of cyber attacks, including specialist insurance cover.
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Demand fuels Qld’s mass COVAX plan
Thursday | Jun 3 2021QUEENSLAND Health is set to establish mass vaccination centres across the state in response to "a massive spike in demand" for COVID-19 vaccines (COVAX), Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk, revealed this morning.
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COVID-19 opens doors to full scope
Thursday | Jun 3 2021PHARMACY'S prominent role in supporting communities around the globe is creating fresh opportunities for the profession to push to be empowered to work to its full scope of practice, International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) President, Dominique Jordan, believes.
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Victorian Govt need to ask for COVAX
Wednesday | Jun 2 2021ACCESS to COVID-19 vaccines (COVAX) is being cited as a barrier to expanding the vaccination rollout to include community pharmacies in Victoria, despite reports that CSL has capacity to produce large quantities of doses domestically.
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Guardian boss to rough it for Vinnies
Wednesday | Jun 2 2021GUARDIAN Pharmacy Head, Kurt O'Brien, is set to sleep rough for a third time as part of the Vinnies CEO Sleepout fundraising event for people experiencing homelessness in the community.
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QUM key to patient centred care: CHF
Wednesday | Jun 2 2021QUALITY Use of Medicines (QUM) is fundamental to combatting medication-related harm and improving patients' health literacy, Consumer Health Forum (CHF) CEO, Leanne Wells, believes.
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Australia COVAX rollout slipping back
Tuesday | Jun 1 2021AUSTRALIA'S COVID-19 vaccination (COVAX) rollout campaign is slipping behind other developed nations, an analysis by strategy firm, Provocate, reveals.
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DNA sample busts pharmacy thief
Tuesday | Jun 1 2021A THIEF who broke into a South Yarra pharmacy using a manhole from a neighbouring hotel has been placed on a 12-month community corrections order with drug and mental health treatment conditions.
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Time to tackle poor diets
Tuesday | Jun 1 2021PHARMACISTS are being urged to play an active role in helping patients to make healthier nutritional choices, the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) believes.
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Pharmacies on watchlist
Monday | May 31 2021A FURTHER nine community pharmacies have been added to Victoria's list of COVID-19 exposure sites, with the number of confirmed cases in the state continuing to rise.