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Qld border closure fuels break-ins
Wednesday | May 27 2020PHARMACIES in South East Queensland are at an increased risk of being burgled because of the state's COVID-19 induced border closure, a Gold Coast pharmacist believes.
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Blackmores seeks capital
Wednesday | May 27 2020BLACKMORES Limited this morning announced a $117 million capital raising to "position the balance sheet for strength," with the impact of COVID-19 driving sales down due to lower shopping traffic.
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ACT NIP trial shows pharmacy’s value
Tuesday | May 26 2020PATIENTS are voting with their feet in the ACT and opting to pay a $20 administration charge to receive National Immunisation Program (NIP) funded influenza vaccines, under a trial in the territory, Capital Chemist Group Business Manager, Andrew Topp, reports.
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WHO halts hydroxychloroquine trial
Tuesday | May 26 2020LAUDED as a potential cure for COVID-19, the World Health Organization (WHO) has implemented a "temporary pause" of the hydroxychloroquine arm of the multi-national Solidarity Trial, amid safety concerns.
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Psychologist lands ban
Tuesday | May 26 2020A VICTORIAN psychologist who used "energy medicine" to treat a patient's pain, and suggested he develop a relationship with her husband, had been reprimanded and banned from practice for two years.
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Funding key to pharmacist integration
Monday | May 25 2020ADEQUATE funding and recognition of the professional contribution and competencies of community pharmacists will be critical to ensuring their integration into primary health networks, researchers believe.
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NSW needs NIP access
Monday | May 25 2020NSW needs to join Victoria, Western Australia and the ACT in giving pharmacists approval to administer vaccinations through the National Immunisation Program (NIP) the Pharmacy Guild of Australia believes.
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Pharmacist Rx could boost MATOD
Friday | May 22 2020EMPOWERING pharmacists to prescribe under the Medication Assisted Treatment for Opioid Dependence (MATOD) program could improve access for patients in need, an expert believes.
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Pharmacy market strong
Friday | May 22 2020LOW interest rates combined with renewed positivity around the Seventh Community Pharmacy Agreement (7CPA) are fuelling optimism in the sector, Attain Business Brokers Director, Natalie Sirianni, believes.
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Regional regs hinder substitution
Thursday | May 21 2020ALMOST a week after the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) issued its first Serious Shortage Medicine Substitution Notice (SSMSN), pharmacists in Victoria and South Australia remain unable to provide alternative medications for patients.