Headlines
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Guild seeks ‘flat rate’ for Award
Thursday | Feb 4 2021PHARMACY owners are seeking approval for the introduction of a "flat rate" into the Pharmacy Industry Award.
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COVID, bushfire ‘double whammy’
Wednesday | Feb 3 2021WESTERN Australian pharmacies are facing a "double whammy" of crises as bushfires and fresh COVID-19 restrictions spark panic-buying.
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Bipartisan support for substitution
Wednesday | Feb 3 2021LEGISLATION aimed at boosting pharmacists' abilities to substitute prescribed medications is gaining support from both sides of politics.
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Handyside picks up UQ scholarship
Wednesday | Feb 3 2021PHARMACY PhD student, Louisa Handyside, is set to focus on instilling a culture of research in community pharmacy, after being named as the 2021 Alan Grant-Taylor Memorial Scholarship recipient.
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Cannatrek signs CWH partnership
Wednesday | Feb 3 2021MEDICINAL cannabis company, Cannatrek Ltd, is set to develop and bring new products to market, including low-dose cannabidiol (CBD) products on an exclusive basis under one of Chemist Warehouse's (CWH's) brands, as part of a strategic partnership.
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Guild seeks $425m for ODT program
Tuesday | Feb 2 2021CONCERNS over opioid misuse in Australia are behind a rare pre-Budget submission from the Pharmacy Guild of Australia.
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Pharmacy COVID-19 testing ‘worrying’
Tuesday | Feb 2 2021QUEENSLAND'S planned pharmacy-based COVID-19 testing trial "makes no sense at all", Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) National Vice President, Dr Bruce Willett believes.
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LNP top recipient of Guild donations
Tuesday | Feb 2 2021QUEENSLAND'S Liberal National Party (LNP) received more donations from the Pharmacy Guild of Australia than any other branch of a political party in the 2019/20 financial year, data from the Australian Electoral Commission reveals.
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Trans education needed
Tuesday | Feb 2 2021BOOSTING pharmacists' education about transgender care could contribute to improving healthcare outcomes in the group, researchers believe.
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Funded COVAX a first for pharmacy
Monday | Feb 1 2021COMMUNITY pharmacies will receive up to $48 per patient for administering COVID-19 vaccines (COVAX) as part of the national immunisation strategy, depending on where the store is located.
