Headlines
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Cyber security critical
Friday | Feb 28 2020PHARMACY owners and managers are being urged to cut former employees' access to pharmacy IT systems to avoid potential data breaches, following a recent court case involving a disgruntled former staff member who attempted to access a Gold Coast pharmacy's network.
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TWC targets 500+ stores
Friday | Feb 28 2020TERRYWHITE Chemmart (TWC) is aiming to expand its network to more than 500 stores over the next 12 months, from its current 450 pharmacies.
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Labor backs working to full scope
Thursday | Feb 27 2020AUSTRALIA needs pharmacists to work to their full scope of practice, Australian Labor Party (ALP) Shadow Health Minister, Chris Bowen, believes.
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Corona masks confusion
Thursday | Feb 27 2020COMMUNICATIONS failures are contributing to confusion over the distribution of face masks from the national medical stockpile, as part of the Federal Government's response to the coronavirus outbreak, Pharmacy Guild of Australia Executive Director, Suzanne Greenwood, believes.
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Travel vax package not enough
Wednesday | Feb 26 2020QUEENSLAND'S move to expand the range of vaccinations that pharmacists can administer is a "first step", but "does not go far enough", the State branch of the Pharmacy Guild of Australia believes.
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Aged care meds safety
Wednesday | Feb 26 2020AUSTRALIA is playing a game of Russian roulette with the use of medicines in aged care, research published today by the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) states.
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Pharmacists’ warnings ignored in US
Wednesday | Feb 26 2020CONCERNS that unreasonable expectations and high levels of stress experienced by pharmacists working for large US pharmacy groups are being glossed over by consultants under orders from senior management, The New York Times reports.
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Qld pharmacists get travel vax access
Tuesday | Feb 25 2020PHARMACISTS in Queensland will be able to provide an expanded range of immunisations including travel vaccinations, and be able to administer influenza shots to children 10 years and older this year.
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SHPA welcomes opioid restrictions
Tuesday | Feb 25 2020RECOMMENDATIONS designed to improve medicines safety and restrict the prescribing of opioids made by the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee (PBAC) are being welcomed by the Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA).
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Falcon finds Advantage
Tuesday | Feb 25 2020ADVANTAGE Pharmacy is continuing to expand its presence across Australia, with the recent addition of its 256th pharmacy, at Falcon, Western Australia.