Headlines
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Victoria needs primary care push
Wednesday | Dec 16 2020A SURGE in 000 ambulance calls on Mon in Victoria is prompting calls for the State Government to push patients towards primary care providers including pharmacists and GPs.
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Vic ‘simply must fund’ MATOD fees
Tuesday | Dec 15 2020VICTORIAN patients requiring access to medication addiction treatment of dependence (MATOD) have been forced to bear the cost for "far too long", Pharmacy Guild of Australia Victorian Branch President, Anthony Tassone, believes.
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Low dose CBD goes S3
Tuesday | Dec 15 2020PHARMACISTS will be able to provide cannabidiol (CBD) products containing a maximum daily dose of 150mg to patients over-the-counter from 01 Feb 2021, following a move to down-schedule it.
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New IR reforms ‘counterproductive’
Monday | Dec 14 2020PHARMACY workers are being warned against signing up to new enterprise agreements if the Federal Government's Industrial Relations Omnibus Bill is passed.
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No time to wait for naloxone funding
Monday | Dec 14 2020VICTORIAN MP, Dr Tim Read, is calling on the State Government to cover pharmacists' fees for the administration of opioid replacement therapies, including naloxone.
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Cap Chemist celebrates
Monday | Dec 14 2020AS 2020 winds to a close, the Capital Chemist Group has celebrated the achievements of its pharmacies.
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Back pharmacy to optimise COVAX
Friday | Dec 11 2020GOVERNMENTS around the globe are being urged to take advantage of the public trust in pharmacists to ensure optimal uptake of COVID-19 vaccines (COVAX).
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Pharmacy wages stay static in 2020
Friday | Dec 11 2020DESPITE a "slight increase" in the Pharmacy Industry Award in Jul, wages across the sector have largely remained steady, the Raven's Recruitment Pharmacy Salary and Market Report 2020 reveals.
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One pharmacy town set to lose store
Thursday | Dec 10 2020PATIENTS living in the rural Western Australian town of Mullewa will have to make a round trip of almost 200km to access medicines when the only pharmacy in the area closes next month.
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Board changes rego exam format
Thursday | Dec 10 2020INTERN pharmacists taking their registration examination in 2021 will be the first to sit a new shorter format.