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Regional pharmacy education critical
Monday | Jan 18 2021PHARMACY owners in Far North Queensland are showing their support for the expansion of James Cook University's (JCU's) pharmacy program to its Cairns and Mackay campuses, by funding an advertising campaign for the course.
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Independent CAM training needed
Monday | Jan 18 2021HIGH-QUALITY evidence-based information resources and independent training programs are needed to boost pharmacists' acceptance of an ethical framework for the sale of complementary medicines (CAM) in pharmacy, research reveals.
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Serious problems with RPMA matrix
Friday | Jan 15 2021CHANGES to the funding model for the Rural Pharmacy Maintenance Allowance (RPMA) could see remote pharmacies cut services or shut their doors, the Rural Pharmacy Network of Australia (RPNA) warns.
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PSA seeks NSW vax access boost
Friday | Jan 15 2021PHARMACIST immunisers in NSW should be given access to a greater range of vaccines and Government funding to boost vaccination uptake, the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) believes.
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‘Go forth, vaccinate’ pharmacists told
Friday | Jan 15 2021PHARMACISTS are being urged to have confidence in their capabilities to play a critical part in the rollout of COVID-19 vaccination campaigns.
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Pharmacists to deliver free COVAX
Thursday | Jan 14 2021PHARMACIST immunisers will join Australia's free COVID-19 vaccine (COVAX) rollout as part of the second phase of the Federal Government's immunisation plan.
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Crackpot health claims
Thursday | Jan 14 2021AUSTRALIA needs consistent health messaging to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, Australian Medical Association (AMA) President, Dr Omar Khorshid believes, hitting out at "crackpot ideas on health issues" being touted by Federal Government backbenchers.
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APP secures business events grant
Wednesday | Jan 13 2021EXHIBITORS and delegates attending the 2021 Australian Pharmacy Professional Conference (APP) who spend a minimum of $20,000, will be eligible for a 50% rebate through Austrade's $50 million Business Events Grants program.
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Guild backs Kelly’s AZ COVAX stance
Wednesday | Jan 13 2021AUSTRALIANS are being urged to hold off on drawing conclusions about the efficacy of the AstraZeneca/Oxford University COVID-19 vaccine, based on incomplete data, by the Commonwealth's Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Paul Kelly.
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Phages revert antibiotic resistance
Wednesday | Jan 13 2021RESEARCHERS from Monash University may have discovered a method to revert antibiotic resistance in danagerous superbugs, using bacteriophages.