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Pharmacists need stress relief
Monday | Feb 24 2020PHARMACISTS are being urged by Pharmacists' Support Service Executive Officer, Kay Dunkley, to review systems in their workplaces to ensure they enhance workflow and reduce stress, and use personal stress management techniques.
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‘Only agile pharmacies will survive’
Monday | Feb 24 2020PHARMACIES must be agile and open to change if they are to withstand the online infiltration of retail giant Amazon into the pharmaceutical space, warns Secretary of North East London Local Pharmaceutical Committee (NEL LPC), Hemant Patel.
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Capital Chemist recovers
Monday | Feb 24 2020HIT particularly hard during the recent bushfire crisis, the Capital Chemist group of pharmacies has since distributed $100,000 of gift cards into affected areas.
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No complacency on meds shortages
Friday | Feb 21 2020CLAIMS pharmacists are being complacent about their stock management have been shot down by Pharmacy Guild of Australia Victorian Branch President, Anthony Tassone (pictured).
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Study fuels anxiety
Friday | Feb 21 2020BRITISH research linking the use of certain types of antibiotics during pregnancy with an increased risk of birth defects, could "unnecessarily fuel anxiety in pregnant women", and Australian obstetrician and gynaecologist believes.
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Riverton magic Wizard
Friday | Feb 21 2020WIZARD Pharmacy Riverton has been crowned the Wizard Pharmacy group's Pharmacy of the Year, seeing off stiff competition from rivals within the group, including 2020 Pharmacy Guild of Australia Pharmacy of the Year Finalist, Wizard Pharmacy Kalgoorlie.
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Qld Health to roll out QScript RTPM
Thursday | Feb 20 2020PHARMACISTS and prescribers in Queensland will have access to a real-time prescription monitoring (RTPM) system before the end of this year, Queensland Health revealed.
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Pharmacists key to geriatric care
Thursday | Feb 20 2020PHARMACISTS with specific geriatric medicine expertise need to be integrated into multidisciplinary teams caring for older Australians, the Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA) believes.
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Acupuncturist banned
Thursday | Feb 20 2020UNREGISTERED acupuncturist, Liya Rong, has been permanently barred from practising as a health professional by the NSW Health Care Complaints Commission (HCCC) after a patient sustained a pneumothorax following a treatment she provided.
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7CPA talks ongoing but options open
Wednesday | Feb 19 2020NEGOTIATIONS over the Seventh Community Pharmacy Agreement are continuing, a Pharmacy Guild of Australia spokesperson says, despite suggestions that minimal progress has been made on a number of issues since talks began last year.