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Meds shortages drive TGA site visits
Tuesday | Jan 12 2021ACCESSING information about medicines shortages is the main reason pharmacists visit the Therapeutic Goods Administration's (TGA's) website, the regulator's 2020 stakeholder survey reveals.
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Race on for Guild branch presidencies
Tuesday | Jan 12 2021PHARMACY Guild of Australia members in NSW and the Northern Territory are set to go to the polls to elect Branch Presidents for the next three years, with the presidencies of the other State and Territory Branches already decided.
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Wizard celebrates growth
Tuesday | Jan 12 2021WESTERN Australian group, Wizard Pharmacy, celebrated its top performers over the last 12 months this week, with Wizard Pharmacy Cannington claiming its 2020 Pharmacy of the Year award.
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Guild needs to address RPMA funding
Monday | Jan 11 2021PHARMACIES in "sizable regional towns" appear to be benefiting from increased funding under the new Rural Pharmacy Maintenance Allowance (RPMA) schedule at the expense of those in Australia's most remote locations, rural pharmacists believe (PD 04 Jan).
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COVID hit students’ studies: NAPSA
Monday | Jan 11 2021A MAJORITY of pharmacy students across Australia believe their studies have been adversely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Australian Pharmacy Students' Association (NAPSA) National Pharmacy Students Survey (NPSS) reveals.
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‘All hands on deck’ for COVAX rollout
Friday | Jan 8 2021EFFORTS need to be made to ensure every qualified immuniser is available and authorised to administer COVID-19 vaccines (COVAX) ahead of the planned rollout, pharmacy leaders believe.
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Meds shortages hit patients’ pockets
Friday | Jan 8 2021SUPPLY shortages of generic brands of vital chronic medications are forcing pharmacists to "hunt and forage" for alternatives, while leaving patients out of pocket paying brand price premiums on orginators.
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Location Rules stop pharmacy deserts
Thursday | Jan 7 2021RESEARCH showing 'pharmacy deserts' across disadvantaged parts of Los Angeles County highlight the benefits of Australia's Pharmacy Location Rules, a spokesperson for the Pharmacy Guild of Australia believes.
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UK pharmacists ‘desperate to help’
Thursday | Jan 7 2021BRITAIN'S National Health Service (NHS) is moving to resolve an issue preventing pharmacist immunisers from signing up to administer COVID-19 vaccinations.
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Pharmacist shocked after head grab
Wednesday | Jan 6 2021WESTERN Sydney-based pharmacist, Veronica Nou, was stunned and appalled when a patient grabbed the back of her head while she was counselling another customer on Mon.