Headlines
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Guilty of drug tampering
Wednesday | Sep 30 2020A FORMER pharmacist in the US is facing up to 10 years behind bars after pleading guilty to tampering with an injectable medication.
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FIP plans pharmacy transformation
Wednesday | Sep 30 2020PHARMACISTS around the world are being urged to take on a broader scope of practice, with the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) laying out its Development Goals for the decade ahead (PD 22 Sep).
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Tambassis set for Guild exit in 2021
Tuesday | Sep 29 2020PHARMACY Guild of Australia National President, George Tambassis (pictured), will not contest the upcoming Victorian Branch Committee elections, opening the door for fresh faces.
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Sub-register gives workforce boost
Tuesday | Sep 29 2020AUSTRALIA'S pharmacy workforce has received a 6.5% boost in the numbers of general, provisional and limited registration holders since Mar, new data from the Pharmacy Board of Australia reveals.
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Rigby ends NPS service
Tuesday | Sep 29 2020PHARMACEUTICAL Society of Australia (PSA) Lifetime Achievement Award winner, Debbie Rigby (pictured), has stepped down as a director of NPS MedicineWise after 12 years with the organisation.
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Victoria must fully use pharmacists
Monday | Sep 28 2020VICTORIA'S new Health Minister, Martin Foley, is being urged to recruit a Chief Pharmacist to ensure the State fully engages with the profession and ensures practitioners work to their full scope.
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Govts have duty to expand vax access
Monday | Sep 28 2020GOVERNMENTS around the globe have a public health duty to expand vaccination coverage through pharmacies, International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) CEO, Dr Catherine Duggan, believes.
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Meds caught in go-slow
Monday | Sep 28 2020INDUSTRIAL action being taken by wharfies in Sydney's Port Botany are adversely impacting the country's medicines supply chain, The Daily Telegraph reports.
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PSA honours exemplary pharmacists
Friday | Sep 25 2020PHARMACISTS' Support Service Executive Officer, Kay Dunkley, has been named as the 2020 Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) Pharmacist of the Year (PotY).
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Hunt’s World Pharmacists Day grants
Friday | Sep 25 2020FEDERAL Health Minister, Greg Hunt, is marking World Pharmacists Day with the launch of research grants focused on medication safety and medicines interventions by pharmacists.