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PSA Tas marks success
Tuesday | Oct 22 2019THE sixth annual Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) Tasmanian Pharmacist Dinner in South Hobart this week saw Tasmanian pharmacists honoured for their outstanding contributions to the health of Tasmanians in the Tasmanian Pharmacist Awards.
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Guild ordered to pay Ramsay costs
Monday | Oct 21 2019THE Pharmacy Guild of Australia has been ordered to pay Ramsay Health Care's costs following the dismissal of its case against the Australian Securities Exchange-listed business was dismissed (PD 20 Aug).
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NICE pharmacy standards
Monday | Oct 21 2019COMMUNITY pharmacies have a significant role to play in tackling health inequalities, referring patients, signposting and more, pharmacy organisations have said in response to a National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) consultation.
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No need for pharmacist Rx – RACGP
Friday | Oct 18 2019PHARMACIST prescribing is "a solution looking for a problem" according to Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) National President, Dr Harry Nespolon.
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Brits slam AMA Rx fears
Friday | Oct 18 2019CONCERNS about the potential introduction of pharmacist prescribing in Australia have little or no basis, a British pharmacist says.
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CSL: 25 years on the ASX
Friday | Oct 18 2019ICONIC Australian health brand CSL, which started life as Commonwealth Serum Laboratories, is this year celebrating 25 years listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX).
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Safety net reduction no PBS cure-all
Thursday | Oct 17 2019LEGISLATION to adjust the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) safety net will not be a panacea to the "crisis in medicines' affordability", pharmacist turned Federal MP, Emma McBride, warns.
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AMA misreading Board on prescribing
Thursday | Oct 17 2019CLAIMS that the Pharmacy Board of Australia is backing the Australian Medical Association's (AMA's) stance that pharmacists should not be given the freedom to prescribe are wide of the mark, pharmacists believe.
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Minor ailments scheme
Thursday | Oct 17 2019COMMUNITY pharmacists may soon be able to triage, manage and appropriately refer patients to general practitioners (GPs) for minor ailments through agreed referral pathways, if new research out of the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) gains traction.
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Pharma Rx logical step
Thursday | Oct 17 2019PHARMACIST prescribing is the next logical step in improving medication safety, the Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA) believes.