Headlines
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Untreated Hep C concern
Friday | Jul 26 2019DESPITE the listing of highly effective hepatitis C medicines on the PBS in 2016, as many as 58,000 Australians living with the virus are yet to "take advantage of new highly effective cures", according to the Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA).
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Guild rejects pharmacy MBS exclusion
Thursday | Jul 25 2019ACCESS to the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) should not exclude community pharmacies, the Pharmacy Guild of Australia believes.
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Casuarina PA wins NT PATY
Thursday | Jul 25 2019PHARMACY assistant Suzanna Calder from PharmaSave Casuarina will represent the Northern Territory at the National Finals of the 2019 Pharmacy Guild of Australia/Maxigesic Pharmacy Assistant of the Year Award (PATY).
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AMA ‘Looney Tunes’ about pharmacy
Wednesday | Jul 24 2019ACCUSATIONS that some in the community pharmacy sector put money ahead of their patients' needs, are being staunchly rejected by the Pharmacy Guild of Australia.
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TGA $10 million ad fine
Wednesday | Jul 24 2019THE Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has hailed a Federal Court order yesterday requiring Peptide Clinics Australia to pay $10 million in penalties for breaches of medicine advertising rules.
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Arrotex unveils its executive team
Wednesday | Jul 24 2019NEWLY formed generic and OTC pharmaceuticals giant Arrotex Pharmaceuticals has announced the appointment of its new executive team to lead the integration, enablement and growth of the Arrow and Apotex merged entity.
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Pharmacist prescribing no way: AMA
Tuesday | Jul 23 2019PHARMACISTS lack the skills necessary to prescribe medicines, Australian Medical Association (AMA) Western Australia President, Dr Andrew Miller, claims.
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Medication harm tops list
Tuesday | Jul 23 2019PATIENT harm during healthcare is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality internationally, and incidents related to drugs are the most prevalent causes of preventable patient harm in medical care, according to a UK meta-analysis.
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VPA highlights privacy
Tuesday | Jul 23 2019THE simple act of giving patients their prescription medicines in open baskets visible to other patients in the pharmacy constitutes a breach of privacy for that patient, the Victorian Pharmacy Authority (VPA) has said.
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UK phased out MURs
Tuesday | Jul 23 2019MEDICINES Use Reviews (MURs) are set to be phased out over the next two years in the UK under a new deal between the government, NHS and the Pharmaceutical Negotiating Committee (PSNC).