Headlines
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Pharmacists to deliver free COVAX
Thursday | Jan 14 2021PHARMACIST immunisers will join Australia's free COVID-19 vaccine (COVAX) rollout as part of the second phase of the Federal Government's immunisation plan.
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Crackpot health claims
Thursday | Jan 14 2021AUSTRALIA needs consistent health messaging to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, Australian Medical Association (AMA) President, Dr Omar Khorshid believes, hitting out at "crackpot ideas on health issues" being touted by Federal Government backbenchers.
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APP secures business events grant
Wednesday | Jan 13 2021EXHIBITORS and delegates attending the 2021 Australian Pharmacy Professional Conference (APP) who spend a minimum of $20,000, will be eligible for a 50% rebate through Austrade's $50 million Business Events Grants program.
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Guild backs Kelly’s AZ COVAX stance
Wednesday | Jan 13 2021AUSTRALIANS are being urged to hold off on drawing conclusions about the efficacy of the AstraZeneca/Oxford University COVID-19 vaccine, based on incomplete data, by the Commonwealth's Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Paul Kelly.
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Phages revert antibiotic resistance
Wednesday | Jan 13 2021RESEARCHERS from Monash University may have discovered a method to revert antibiotic resistance in danagerous superbugs, using bacteriophages.
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Meds shortages drive TGA site visits
Tuesday | Jan 12 2021ACCESSING information about medicines shortages is the main reason pharmacists visit the Therapeutic Goods Administration's (TGA's) website, the regulator's 2020 stakeholder survey reveals.
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Race on for Guild branch presidencies
Tuesday | Jan 12 2021PHARMACY Guild of Australia members in NSW and the Northern Territory are set to go to the polls to elect Branch Presidents for the next three years, with the presidencies of the other State and Territory Branches already decided.
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Wizard celebrates growth
Tuesday | Jan 12 2021WESTERN Australian group, Wizard Pharmacy, celebrated its top performers over the last 12 months this week, with Wizard Pharmacy Cannington claiming its 2020 Pharmacy of the Year award.
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Guild needs to address RPMA funding
Monday | Jan 11 2021PHARMACIES in "sizable regional towns" appear to be benefiting from increased funding under the new Rural Pharmacy Maintenance Allowance (RPMA) schedule at the expense of those in Australia's most remote locations, rural pharmacists believe (PD 04 Jan).
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COVID hit students’ studies: NAPSA
Monday | Jan 11 2021A MAJORITY of pharmacy students across Australia believe their studies have been adversely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Australian Pharmacy Students' Association (NAPSA) National Pharmacy Students Survey (NPSS) reveals.
