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AMA slams Pharmacy Board
Friday | Apr 12 2019THE Australian Medical Association has warned that current Pharmacy Board of Australia (PBA) proposals to allow pharmacist prescribing represent a "fundamental undermining" of the national governance framework and process for non-medical health practitioners to apply to prescribe.
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Guild urges GPs to get on board
Thursday | Apr 11 2019DOCTORS need to stop debating when is the ideal time to get vaccinated, and start promoting opportunistic influenza vaccination programs, Pharmacy Guild of Australia Victorian Branch President, Anthony Tassone believes.
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TGA “natural” guidance
Thursday | Apr 11 2019THE Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) is developing a new policy on the use of the terms "natural" and "naturally derived" after a meeting of the Therapeutic Goods Advertising Consultative Committee (TGACC) last month.
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Guild stalling progress?
Wednesday | Apr 10 2019PHARMACISTS are failing to reach their full professional potential because the Pharmacy Guild of Australia wants to maintain the status quo, a former civil servant believes.
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Guild seeks Liberal letter
Wednesday | Apr 10 2019SENIOR officials from the Pharmacy Guild of Australia met with Prime Minister Scott Morrison last week to discuss the government's support for community pharmacy.
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Pharmacist reprimanded
Wednesday | Apr 10 2019A NSW pharmacist has been found guilty of unsatisfactory professional conduct and professional misconduct resulting from a referral by the state's Health Care Complaints Commission, and has been issued with a reprimand with a suite of conditions.
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Health literacy self care key
Tuesday | Apr 9 2019MEN'S health literacy and self care is addressed in a new report from Global Action on Men's Health (GAMH), Who Self-Cares Wins: A global perspective on men and self-care.
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Pharmacy Assistant MOVE
Tuesday | Apr 9 2019PHARMACY Assistants in Queensland are to receive additional training and support as a result of Pharmacy Guild of Australia Queensland Branch negotiations for funding.
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Location rules hit Cowra
Monday | Apr 8 2019RESIDENTS of the NSW regional town of Cowra, who claim to be cut-off from timely access to the PBS because of the pharmacy location rules, will find out if a new pharmacy will be approved today.
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Australian Made gets a nod
Monday | Apr 8 2019THE Government has announced it will support continued access to the 'Australian Made' logo for the Australian complementary healthcare industry, after a recent review of consumer law changes and Country of Origin labelling.