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Owner guilty of breach of obligations
Wednesday | Nov 25 2020PHARMACY owners in NSW are being reminded of the importance of complying with their obligations after one owner landed an $8,500 fine for operating a pharmacy in an unapproved premises.
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AZ to seek TGA evaluation for COVAX
Wednesday | Nov 25 2020ASTRAZENECA (AZ) is set to submit data from two phase II/III clinical trials of its COVID-19 candidate vaccine (COVAX) to the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) for review and evaluation.
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Scheduling decisions confirmed
Wednesday | Nov 25 2020DECISIONS to down-schedule certain preparations of migraine treatment, eletriptan, and anti-inflammatory, ibuprofen, from 01 Feb 2021 have been confirmed by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) (PD 10 Sep).
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Employers not engaging with PPA
Tuesday | Nov 24 2020EMPLOYEE pharmacists' union, Professional Pharmacists Australia (PPA), is increasingly having to resort to legal avenues to resolve disputes between its members and pharmacy owners, President, Dr Geoff March, reports.
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NSW DDL approved for pharmacy ID
Tuesday | Nov 24 2020PHARMACISTS will be able to accept the NSW digital driver licence (DDL) as an appropriate form of identification for patients purchasing products containing pseudoephedrine, under new legislation passed by the NSW State Government.
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Pharmacy free flu vax
Tuesday | Nov 24 2020THE Irish Pharmacy Union (IPU) is calling for a free influenza vaccination program for children aged two to 12-years, to be extended to include teenagers.
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Doctors preferred initially for COVAX
Monday | Nov 23 2020PHARMACIST immunisers may be forced to wait up to six months after doctors commence the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines (COVAX), under the Federal Government's Australian COVID-19 Vaccination Policy.
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Improving antibiotic use critical
Monday | Nov 23 2020PHARMACISTS are being urged to work with patients to optimise the use of antibiotics by taking them as prescribed, as part of World Antimicrobial Awareness Week.
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Tasmanians scoop SHPA awards
Monday | Nov 23 2020TASMANIANS took out two of the Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia's (SHPA's) top awards at the organisation's Virtual Congress over the weekend.
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Hairy month for PSS
Monday | Nov 23 2020ENTERING the final week of Nov, Pharmacy Daily Editor, Nick O'Donoghue (pictured), is continuing to cultivate a moustache to raise funds for the Pharmacists' Support Service (PSS).