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Wizard growth continues
Tuesday | Mar 16 2021WESTERN Australian banner, Wizard Pharmacy, is set to add its 34th store in the state when it opens an outlet at the newly built Innaloo Medical Centre Complex next month.
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All Aussies worthy of quality care
Monday | Mar 15 2021URGENT action is required to boost medicines safety challenges in rural and remote parts of Australia, the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) believes.
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PharmOnline founder PSA NSW PotY
Monday | Mar 15 2021TELEPHARMACY pioneer, and PharmOnline founder, Anna Barwick, has been named as the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) NSW Pharmacist of the Year (PotY).
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Syd pharmacist’s fraud
Monday | Mar 15 2021A SYDNEY pharmacy owner with a "booming" business will undergo an 18-month intensive corrections order with 350 hours of community service, after being convicted of defrauding the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS).
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No compelling staff to have COVAX
Friday | Mar 12 2021PHARMACY owners will not be able to compel employees to be vaccinated, but they should start discussions about having the COVID-19 vaccine with their teams, Pharmacy Guild of Australia National President, George Tambassis, says.
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NPSA prepped for flu jab rollout
Friday | Mar 12 2021PHARMACY wholesalers are preparing to support pharmacies in meeting increased demand for influenza vaccines over the coming months.
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Extend telehealth: AMA
Friday | Mar 12 2021CONCERNS over potential outbreaks for new and more transmissible variants of COVID-19 are prompting calls from the Australian Medical Association (AMA) for telehealth provisions to be extended beyond 31 Mar.
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Guild pushes for equal COVAX pay
Thursday | Mar 11 2021DISPARITIES in the rates of remuneration that pharmacists and GPs will receive for administering COVID-19 vaccines (COVAX) is disappointing, Pharmacy Guild of Australia National President, George Tambassis, believes.
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COVID stymies grad pay review: PPA
Thursday | Mar 11 2021PLANS for a review of pharmacy graduate pay rates under the Pharmacy Industry Award has been delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving the profession at risk of losing talented new pharmacists, Professional Pharmacists Australia (PPA) warns.
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PSA seeks WA election commitments
Thursday | Mar 11 2021WESTERN Australian politicians are being urged to voice their support for the expansion of pharmacists' scope of practice ahead of this weekend's State elections.
