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Medical costs outpacing inflation
Friday | Sep 27 2019PATIENT spending on medical and hospital services is rising three times faster than pharmaceutical products and the consumer price index (CPI), data from the Pharmacy Guild of Australia reveals.
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Guidelines set for MHR
Friday | Sep 27 2019NEW My Health Record guidelines for pharmacists have been launched by the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) this week.
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Qld Guild set for new era
Friday | Sep 27 2019THE Pharmacy Guild of Australia Queensland Branch, celebrated the end of an era and the start of a new one with the opening of Guild House in Brisbane this week.
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Pharmacy solution to medical costs
Thursday | Sep 26 2019EMPOWERING pharmacists to practice to their full scope would reduce patients' out-of-pocket costs, Pharmacy Guild of Australian Victorian Branch President, Anthony Tassone believes.
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Pharmacists facing rising hostility
Thursday | Sep 26 2019PHARMACISTS are facing increasing levels of aggression and rudeness from consumers, pharmacy indemnity insurer, Pharmaceutical Defence Limited (PDL), reports.
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VPA warning for owners
Thursday | Sep 26 2019NEW pharmacy owners are being urged to review their store's compliance with legislation and guidelines.
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Corum signs deal with Pharmacy4Less
Wednesday | Sep 25 2019THE owners of the Pharmacy4Less group are set to end up with a significant minority stake in listed pharmacy software provider Corum Group, under an agreement announced last night (PD breaking news) relating to the creation of a cloud-based pharmacy head office management platform.
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APLF backs FIP’s safe meds call
Wednesday | Sep 25 2019LEADERS of Australia's pharmacy bodies have voiced their support for the International Pharmaceutical Federation's (FIP's) 'Safe and effective medicines for all' message as part of today's World Pharmacists' Day.
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Portugal flies the flag high at FIP
Wednesday | Sep 25 2019A PHARMACY program in Portugal that aims to guarantee access to medicines in the aftermath of a financial crisis was awarded the International Pharmaceutical Federation's (FIP's) 2019 Pharmacy Practice Improvement Award at the organisation's World Congress in Abu Dhabi this week.
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News article shows “obvious prejudice”
Tuesday | Sep 24 2019CLAIMS that patients living in rural parts of Australia pay three times more for prescriptions under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) than those living in metropolitan areas reported in News Corp publications over the weekend displays "willful ignorance" of how the system works, a Pharmacy Guild of Australia spokesperson says.