Headlines
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CSO distributors named
Monday | Apr 1 2019THE Health Department has announced the appointment of six Community Service Obligation (CSO) distributors, following a tender process (PD 03 Dec 2018) which impacted the controversial direct supply arrangements for some medicines.
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Academics back S3 plans
Friday | Mar 29 2019DOWN-SCHEDULING prescription medications could benefit consumers, the health budget, and expand the role pharmacists play in the health system, experts believe.
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Chemist Warehouse peace deal
Friday | Mar 29 2019WORKERS at Chemist Warehouse distribution centres in Vic and Qld yesterday unanimously agreed to return to work, after negotiations between the company and the National Union of Workers saw an agreement on new enterprise agreements for the facilities.
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Student identity struggle
Friday | Mar 29 2019PHARMACY schools should implement strategies that help students integrate into the profession, researchers believe.
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Guild, government at war
Thursday | Mar 28 2019THE Pharmacy Guild of Australia has taken out full page newspaper advertisements today in an attempt to counter sweeping changes which were expected to be unveiled in next week's Federal Budget.
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VPA warns of S8 deficiencies
Thursday | Mar 28 2019THE Victorian Pharmacy Authority (VPA) has highlighted concerns about ongoing "serious deficiencies in the recording and storage of Schedule 8 (S8) poisons," which continue to be regularly uncovered during its inspections.
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Vic pharmacist suspended
Wednesday | Mar 27 2019A PHARMACY owner has been barred from practising for six months because of his failure to notify authorities about potentially fraudulent prescriptions.
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Don’t jeopardise the PBS
Wednesday | Mar 27 2019PHARMACY Guild of Australia National President George Tambassis is warning politicians not to meddle with the finely tuned Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) system "in a way that could bring it crashing down".
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Pharmacist salaries rising
Tuesday | Mar 26 2019THE gradual decline in rates of pay for community pharmacists is "finally reversing," according to a new report from Professional Pharmacists Australia (PPA).
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Registrations rise: Board
Tuesday | Mar 26 2019PHARMACIST registrations are continuing on an upward trajectory, despite the Pharmacy Board of Australia's data showing a decline in the number of pharmacists under 30 years of age.