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Two-thirds in US can’t perform job safely
Wednesday | Dec 20 2023WORKERS at chain pharmacies across the US have told CNN that increased demand for prescriptions, vaccinations and other services without sufficient staff to fulfil those orders has made it nearly impossible for them to do their jobs properly and has created potentially unsafe conditions for pharmacy customers.
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PSA’s workforce survey seeks input
Tuesday | Dec 19 2023THE Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) has launched a pharmacist workforce survey this week, with support from The University of Queensland.
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Make a wish at Blooms
Tuesday | Dec 19 2023BLOOMS The Chemist is supporting Make-A-Wish Australia this Christmas through the sale of bauble tokens, with all proceeds donated to make wishes like five-year-old Jackson's come true.
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COVID-safe actions ebb
Tuesday | Dec 19 2023RESULTS from new research conducted during Australia's eighth COVID-19 wave showed that one-third of Australians do not believe that COVID-safe measures, such as staying up to date with vaccinations, wearing masks, hand sanitisation and social distancing, are important to protect against the prevalent virus.
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Vape imports cut-off date
Monday | Dec 18 2023FROM 01 Mar 2024, the TGA has announced that the importation of all non-therapeutic vape products will be prohibited.
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Compounding weight loss
Monday | Dec 18 2023WIDESPREAD demand for diabetes drugs such as Ozempic and Mounjaro has allegedly tested the exemption, given by the TGA for medicines approvals, to compounding pharmacies who are now producing replica weight loss medications on a large scale, ABC has reported.
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College to run intern training program
Friday | Dec 15 2023THE Pharmacy Guild of Australia has announced that the Australasian College of Pharmacy will manage and deliver the Guild Intern Training Program from this month onwards, which will also be known as the College Intern Training Program.
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End open-ended scripts
Friday | Dec 15 2023PLANT-BASED speciality pharmacy and clinic, MediGreen's proprietor Angelica Rostov says she has witnessed unethical behaviour in the medicinal cannabis industry going unchecked for too long.
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Wizard crowns its winners
Friday | Dec 15 2023WIZARD Pharmacy held its annual Wizard Awards, with celebrations at Pagoda Resort and Spa.
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Opioid treatment up 33%
Friday | Dec 15 2023THE use of medicine for opioid dependence has increased by 33% over the last 10 years, especially in very remote areas, researchers from the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC) at UNSW Sydney have revealed.