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Guild Councillor pay reveal
Wednesday | Mar 10 2021PUBLIC disclosures to the Government's Registered Organisations Commission have revealed payments to Pharmacy Guild of Australia office bearers, including a total of more than $1 million received by five members of the Guild's National Council.
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Sigma brands commit to COVAX
Wednesday | Mar 10 2021PHARMACEUTICAL wholesaler, Sigma Healthcare, is providing exclusive vaccination training to boost the number of pharmacist immunisers across its Amcal, Guardian and Discount Drug Store brands, ahead of the national COVID-19 vaccine (COVAX) rollout.
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Emergency Locum Service tender
Wednesday | Mar 10 2021HEALTH and human services consultancy Australian Healthcare Associates is conducting a tender process related to the operation of the Emergency Locum Service, on behalf of the Pharmacy Programs Administrator.
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Tackling post-discharge wastage
Tuesday | Mar 9 2021CHANGES to the way hospital discharge medications are funded and the quantities supplied could help minimise the financial and environmental impacts of medicines wastage, researchers from Monash University and Austin Health believe.
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SHPA leading gender equity drive
Tuesday | Mar 9 2021EMBRACING the #ChooseToChallenge theme of this year's International Women's Day, the Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA) is voicing its commitment to gender equality.
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High flying Cap Chemist
Tuesday | Mar 9 2021PHARMACY owner and hot air balloon pilot, Amanda Galbraith, is flying the Capital Chemist Group's colours above Canberra this week, as part of the ACT's Enlighten Festival Balloon Spectacular.
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Hunt torpedoes private COVAX fee
Monday | Mar 8 2021SUGGESTIONS that health professionals could charge patients an additional fee to administer COVID-19 vaccines (COVAX) topping up Federal Government payments are being dismissed.
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Vax harmonisation call welcomed
Monday | Mar 8 2021MOVES to harmonise State and Territory legislation and regulation to allow COVID-19 vaccinations to be administered in community pharmacies is being welcomed by the Pharmacy Guild of Australia.
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TGA fast-track COVAX
Monday | Mar 8 2021THE Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has adopted Access Consortium guidance for fast-tracking authorisations of modified COVID-19 vaccines (COVAX) for variants.
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PSA PI scheme backed by members
Friday | Mar 5 2021MOVES by the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) to launch a professional indemnity (PI) insurance product are a response to members' desires for an alternative to current offerings, CEO, Mark Kinsela, says.
