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Medication harm tops list
Tuesday | Jul 23 2019PATIENT harm during healthcare is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality internationally, and incidents related to drugs are the most prevalent causes of preventable patient harm in medical care, according to a UK meta-analysis.
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VPA highlights privacy
Tuesday | Jul 23 2019THE simple act of giving patients their prescription medicines in open baskets visible to other patients in the pharmacy constitutes a breach of privacy for that patient, the Victorian Pharmacy Authority (VPA) has said.
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UK phased out MURs
Tuesday | Jul 23 2019MEDICINES Use Reviews (MURs) are set to be phased out over the next two years in the UK under a new deal between the government, NHS and the Pharmaceutical Negotiating Committee (PSNC).
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Price matching impacts dispensing
Monday | Jul 22 2019PHARMACISTS working at stores that focus on price as their key point of difference are more likely to breach dispensing protocols when dealing with requests for emergency contraceptives, research reveals.
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Medicines policy outdated
Monday | Jul 22 2019AUSTRALIA'S National Medicines Policy (NMP) is "outdated and needing review," according to an article published today by the Medical Journal of Australia.
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Friendly pharmacist honoured
Monday | Jul 22 2019DIABETES NSW & ACT has awarded its most prestigious honour, the Sir Kempson Maddox Award, to former Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) National President and Life Fellow, John "the friendly pharmacist" Bell (pictured).
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Work underway to bring RTPM to NSW
Friday | Jul 19 2019NSW is set to join Victoria, Tasmania and the ACT in implementing a real-time prescription medicine monitoring system (RTPM).
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Amcal in diabetes race
Friday | Jul 19 2019HOPING to repeat last year's successful diabetes awareness and education campaign in partnership with diabetes patient, Mobil 1 MEGA Racing Supercars driver and fan favourite, Jack Perkins (pictured), Amcal Pharmacy is teaming up with the speed king once more.
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Rural pharmacists highlight crisis
Thursday | Jul 18 2019AUSTRALIA'S current 'one-size-fits-all" approach to delivering pharmacy care discriminates against rural and remote communities, according to a newly formed national rural pharmacy organisation.
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Pharmacists reduce GPs’ burnout
Thursday | Jul 18 2019HEALTHCARE teamwork including a pharmacist, can reduce the incidence of physician burnout, according to new research out of the University of Minnesota.