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PYC turns to Google’s AI
Wednesday | Jan 3 2024PYC Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biotechnology company pioneering a new generation of RNA therapeutics, has announced plans to work with Google Cloud and other specialised partners to create a new generation of medicines.
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Guild takes aim at cost of medicines
Tuesday | Jan 2 2024MEDICINE costs should be dropping rather than going up - that's the call of the Pharmacy Guild of Australia which on Sun urged the Commonwealth Government to drop the prices of medicines in the current cost-of-living crisis.
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ChatGPT fails drug test
Tuesday | Jan 2 2024CHATGPT should not be used to get accurate information about drugs according to two studies that were presented at the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists 2023 Midyear Clinical Meeting and Exhibition held in early Dec last year.
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FIP: let’s talk vaccines
Friday | Dec 22 2023THE International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) has launched a new campaign to support pharmacists in increasing vaccination uptake.
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SA expands vax scope
Friday | Dec 22 2023THE Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) has welcomed the South Australian Government's decision to expand the scope of pharmacist immunisers.
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Guild welcomes diversity
Friday | Dec 22 2023ENTRIES are now open for the Pharmacy Guild of Australia's inaugural Cultural Engagement Video Competition for 2024, with the theme being 'Prescribing Health, Welcoming Diversity'.
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No barriers, Pharmacy Board confirms
Thursday | Dec 21 2023THE Pharmacy Board of Australia (the Board) has reconfirmed its 2019 position statement on pharmacist prescribing, maintaining it has no regulatory barriers in place for pharmacists to participate in public health initiatives approved by states and territories.
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RHH $22 million pharmacy
Thursday | Dec 21 2023A multimillion-dollar pharmacy redevelopment project has kicked off at Tasmania's Royal Hobart Hospital (RHH) to deliver a state-of-the-art hospital pharmacy, including sterile pharmaceutical production facilities.
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Broaden PBS dispensing
Wednesday | Dec 20 2023THE Pharmacy Guild Qld branch President Chris Owen is calling on the Govt to broaden continued dispensing arrangements to include all PBS-subsidised medicines for residents impacted by the current disaster in Far North Queensland.
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Narrabri a one-stop shop
Wednesday | Dec 20 2023THE Guild Pharmacy of the Year (POTY) finalist for 2024, Narrabri Pharmacy, NSW, is highlighting several of its services as it remains open as a central rural health hub over the festive season (PD 14 Dec).