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Pharmacy needs vax supply boost
Tuesday | Apr 28 2020A SIZEABLE proportion of the fresh stock of the influenza vaccines ordered by the Federal Government over a week ago for the private market, should be distributed to community pharmacies, Pharmacy Guild of Australia Victorian Branch President, Anthony Tassone, believes.
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SHPA’s COVID concerns
Tuesday | Apr 28 2020PLANS for the return of elective surgeries will put hospital pharmacies under severe pressure, the Society of Hospital Pharmacies of Australia (SHPA) warns.
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Pharmacy never more important: FIP
Monday | Apr 27 2020PHARMACISTS around the world have a critical role in protecting the public from "inappropriate advice" and "fake news" around medicines, International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) CEO, Catherine Duggan, believes.
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Pharmacist reprimanded
Monday | Apr 27 2020A NSW-based pharmacist has been reprimanded by the Health Care Complaints Commission (HCCC) and has had a number of conditions imposed on his registration after admitting to stealing from the pharmacy he worked at in up until Jan 2018.
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API warns landlords to cut rents
Friday | Apr 24 2020SHOPPING centre landlords are being urged to come to the table and renegotiate pharmacy rents amid a decline in foot traffic, as a result of the COVID-19 crisis.
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Online OSCEs may fuel more learning
Friday | Apr 24 2020SHIFTING from face-to-face oral assessments to online objective structured clinical examinations (OSCEs) may drive learning, Sydney University School of Pharmacy, Associate Professor, Rebekah Moles, believes.
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Telepharmacy platform
Friday | Apr 24 2020DIGITAL medication management app provider, MedAdvisor, has launched a telepharmacy platform to support pharmacists to conduct medication reviews during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Drop in footfall hits CBD pharmacies
Thursday | Apr 23 2020SOCIAL distancing measures combined with a significant increase in the number of people working remotely are hitting the bottom-lines of several pharmacies in CBDs across Australia, business experts report.
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Priceline network grows as sales fall
Thursday | Apr 23 2020HALF-YEAR financial results for pharmaceutical wholesaler, Australian Pharmaceutical Industries (API) reveal an 11.5% fall in earnings before interest and tax to $39.3 million, with register sales from its Priceline Pharmacy network down 1.8% for the six months to 29 Feb.
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PSA updates practice guidelines
Wednesday | Apr 22 2020NEW practice guidelines for conducting medication management reviews and providing quality use of medicines (QUM) services to residential aged care facilities are now available.