Headlines
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Pharmacy sector welcomes stimulus
Friday | Mar 13 2020THE government's new $17.6 billion stimulus package will help support pharmacists through the COVID-19 crisis, with peak industry bodies saying the funding is "welcome and needed".
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Vic pharmacist meningococcal jabs
Friday | Mar 13 2020VICTORIAN pharmacists will now be able to administer Meningococcal ACWY to people aged 15 years and over, under new arrangements announced yesterday by the Vic state government.
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Sigma pulls out of APP
Friday | Mar 13 2020SIGMA Healthcare has confirmed its withdrawal from next week's Pharmacy Guild of Australia APP conference on the Gold Coast.
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Pharmacy Guild hails COVID package
Thursday | Mar 12 2020THE Federal Government has announced it will fast-track the rollout of electronic prescribing across Australia, through the provision of $5 million in funding under a new comprehensive $2.4 billion health package aiming to help deal with COVID-19.
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WA pharmacy honoured
Thursday | Mar 12 2020WHEATBELT Health Centre Pharmacy in Western Australia has been named the winner of the Excellence in Community Engagement category in the 2020 Guild Pharmacy of the Year Awards.
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18 month registration ban
Thursday | Mar 12 2020THE New South Wales Civil and Administrative Tribunal has cancelled the registration of a pharmacist over irregularities in pharmaceutical benefits scheme (PBS) payments between 2013 and 2016 at pharmacies he owned.
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TGA monitoring potential shortages
Wednesday | Mar 11 2020THE Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has advised it is actively monitoring the international manufacturing of medicines to determine any potential future impact to drug supply to Australian consumers.
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Sigma cans conference
Wednesday | Mar 11 2020SIGMA Healthcare and the Amcal & Guardian National Council have this morning announced the postponement of the 2020 Amcal/Guardian Retail Conference, which was scheduled to take place on the Gold Coast next week.
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Pharmacy rental growth constrained
Tuesday | Mar 10 2020SEVERAL years of hard work engaging with Pharmacy Guild members and their landlords about shop rentals appears to be paying off, according to the newly released 2020 Pharmacy Rental Report from the Pharmacy Guild of Australia.
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ACT pharmacy awarded
Tuesday | Mar 10 2020CAPITAL Chemist Chisholm in the ACT has been named the winner of the Excellence in Business Management category in the 2020 Guild Pharmacy of the Year Awards.