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Tackling post-discharge wastage
Tuesday | Mar 9 2021CHANGES to the way hospital discharge medications are funded and the quantities supplied could help minimise the financial and environmental impacts of medicines wastage, researchers from Monash University and Austin Health believe.
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SHPA leading gender equity drive
Tuesday | Mar 9 2021EMBRACING the #ChooseToChallenge theme of this year's International Women's Day, the Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA) is voicing its commitment to gender equality.
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High flying Cap Chemist
Tuesday | Mar 9 2021PHARMACY owner and hot air balloon pilot, Amanda Galbraith, is flying the Capital Chemist Group's colours above Canberra this week, as part of the ACT's Enlighten Festival Balloon Spectacular.
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Hunt torpedoes private COVAX fee
Monday | Mar 8 2021SUGGESTIONS that health professionals could charge patients an additional fee to administer COVID-19 vaccines (COVAX) topping up Federal Government payments are being dismissed.
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Vax harmonisation call welcomed
Monday | Mar 8 2021MOVES to harmonise State and Territory legislation and regulation to allow COVID-19 vaccinations to be administered in community pharmacies is being welcomed by the Pharmacy Guild of Australia.
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TGA fast-track COVAX
Monday | Mar 8 2021THE Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has adopted Access Consortium guidance for fast-tracking authorisations of modified COVID-19 vaccines (COVAX) for variants.
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PSA PI scheme backed by members
Friday | Mar 5 2021MOVES by the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) to launch a professional indemnity (PI) insurance product are a response to members' desires for an alternative to current offerings, CEO, Mark Kinsela, says.
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Victoria needs to address OST fees
Friday | Mar 5 2021COVERING pharmacists' dispensing fees for opioid substitution therapy (OST) could be key to removing barriers to accessing treatment for patients in Victoria, State MP, Dr Tim Read, believes.
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WA pharmacy reform on the table
Friday | Mar 5 2021POLITICIANS from Western Australia's four main parties are committed to moving forward with key reforms of the community pharmacy sector after next week's State election.
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Pharmacy a mental health solution
Thursday | Mar 4 2021PHARMACISTS are ready and willing to play a key role in a redesigned mental health and wellbeing system in Victoria, Pharmacy Guild of Australia Victorian Branch President, Anthony Tassone, believes.