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“One FIP” global strategy
Tuesday | Sep 24 2019DECREASING the gaps in pharmaceutical science, practice and education between different regions of the world is among the aims of a new International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) strategy announced yesterday by FIP President, Dominique Jordan (pictured), in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
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Nat Pharmacies new CEO
Tuesday | Sep 24 2019NATIONAL Pharmacies has announced the appointment of Vito Borrello as the new Chief Executive Officer for the mutual organisation, following the retirement of Tony Wojciechowski, who has been with the company for 17 years.
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Reforms set to make eRx a reality
Monday | Sep 23 2019PHARMACISTS are being urged to brace themselves for managing both paper and electronic prescriptions by the end of the year.
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Pharmacist opioid role
Monday | Sep 23 2019PHARMACISTS have mixed views on their professional roles when it comes to the dispensing of potentially harmful prescription medications, a new study reveals.
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Review contracts yearly
Monday | Sep 23 2019PHARMACY owners are being urged to review employees' contracts annually to ensure they are up to date in the event of an employee taking legal action against them.
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Records tumble in Sydney
Friday | Sep 20 2019MORE than 1,500 Blackmores employees, family members and friends took part in a recordbreaking edition of.
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Opioid-harm on the rise
Friday | Sep 20 2019PRESCRIPTION medications including codeine, oxycodone and tramadol, are fuelling a surge in hospitalisations linked to opioid-related harm, new research reveals.
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Qld to get RTPM in 2020
Thursday | Sep 19 2019REAL-TIME prescription monitoring (RTPM) will be introduced in Queensland in the second half of next year, the State's Minister for Health and Ambulance Services, Steven Miles, says.
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Cost barrier to cannabis
Thursday | Sep 19 2019QUEENSLAND One Nation Senator, Malcolm Roberts, stirred the medicinal cannabis debate in parliament this week claiming the Federal Minister for Health, Greg Hunt, is playing a "pharmaceutical game" with the medicine.
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Misterhood raises $1.3m
Thursday | Sep 19 2019PRICELINE Pharmacy's Misterhood for the Sisterhood fundraising campaign has raised close to $1.3 million for five charities.