Headlines
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Hunt releases 300,000 face masks
Thursday | Feb 13 2020PHARMACISTS will be among a select group of health professionals to receive fresh Commonwealth Government face masks to provide to staff, patients with potential coronavirus and their families.
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Flu vax shows pharmacy’s potential
Thursday | Feb 13 2020COMMUNITY pharmacy's successful role in boosting influenza vaccine uptake highlights the potential benefits of empowering pharmacists to work to their full scope of practice, Pharmacy Guild of Australia Executive Director, Suzanne Greenwood, believes.
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Guild to digest industry
Thursday | Feb 13 2020THE Pharmacy Guild is currently collecting data for its annual industry-wide survey, the Guild Digest, which provides an overview of the Australian pharmacy industry for the preceding financial year.
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Make rural placements mandatory
Wednesday | Feb 12 2020A MAJORITY of pharmacy students across Australia believe undertaking a rural placement while studying should be mandatory, the National Australian Pharmacy Students' Association (NAPSA) National Pharmacy Students Survey 2019 reveals.
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GPs and CHF back social prescribing
Wednesday | Feb 12 2020SOCIAL prescribing could be used to counter Australia's rising chronic health problems, a report from the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) and Consumers' Health Forum of Australia (CHF) says.
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Aussies turning to meds
Wednesday | Feb 12 2020FEWER Australians than ever are choosing to "man-up" and soldier through colds or flus without taking any medication, a survey reveals.
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Victorian pharmacies trial RUM bin
Tuesday | Feb 11 2020PHARMACIES across Victoria are taking part in a pilot test of a new Return Unwanted Medicines (RUM) bin ahead of its national roll-out later this year.
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Pharmacy first point of contact: FIP
Tuesday | Feb 11 2020PHARMACISTS around the world have a critical role on healthcare's frontline in managing patients' concerns as fears of the coronavirus grow, the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) believes.
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Oral contraceptive use
Tuesday | Feb 11 2020EVIDENCE suggests taking a four-day break from oral contraceptives rather than the traditional seven-day break, may improve the pill's efficacy and reduce period pain, updated information from British continuous professional development (CPD) provider, NB Medical Education, reveals.
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National RTPM expected this year
Monday | Feb 10 2020FEDERAL Health Minister, Greg Hunt, is urging State and Territory governments to act now to deliver a nationally integrated real-time prescription monitoring (RTPM) system to bolster medicines safety.