Headlines
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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.
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Tough times at Chemist Warehouse?
Tuesday | Mar 26 2019CONFLICTING reports are circulating over the impact strike action at three Chemist Warehouse distribution centres is having on the company's pharmacy network.
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Pharmacists back S4 codeine
Monday | Mar 25 2019MOST pharmacists believe last year's controversial decision to up-schedule codeine-based analgesics to prescription only will benefit patients, new research reveals.
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MedAdvisor US expansion
Monday | Mar 25 2019AUSTRALIAN-LISTED digital medicines management company MedAdvisor has announced a new partnership with Adheris Health, a US patient adherence and engagement company, to accelerate its roll-out to the US market (PD breaking news Fri).
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‘Stay classy’ AMA: Guild
Friday | Mar 22 2019PHARMACIST-ISSUED absence from work certificates are continuing to raise the ire of medical practitioners, with the Australian Medical Association (AMA) again criticising their use.
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Amcal & DDS sales up – Sigma
Friday | Mar 22 2019SIGMA Healthcare yesterday reported a 33% decline in net profit after tax, with the overall result hit by over $13 million in restructuring costs (PD breaking news).
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PDL urges credential checks
Friday | Mar 22 2019PHARMACY legal defence group PDL has issued an alert to proprietors of pharmacies around issues that have arisen in recent times, exposing legal risk.
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Guild hails political support
Thursday | Mar 21 2019PAM Price, Interim Executive Director of the Pharmacy Guild of Australia, has hailed the "high level of bipartisan political support for community pharmacies" expressed during this month's APP2019 conference on the Gold Coast.