Headlines
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Prescribing pharmacist plan
Thursday | Jan 10 2019THE Pharmacy Board of Australia has confirmed it will shortly launch a consultation seeking the views of pharmacists and other stakeholders regarding the potential role of pharmacists in prescribing.
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Vic euthanasia dispensing
Thursday | Jan 10 2019THE pharmacy service at the Alfred Hospital in Melbourne will be the only point of access for dispensing lethal "voluntary assisted dying" medications in Victoria, with authorities confirming the scheme is expected to be implemented by June 2019.
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UK pharmacy reform plan
Wednesday | Jan 9 2019A new long-term plan released by England's National Health Service has promised to explore "further efficiencies" in community pharmacy, including significant reforms to how pharmacy services are reimbursed.
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Symbion supports Starlight
Wednesday | Jan 9 2019SYMBION Hospital Services has made a special donation to the Queensland branch of the Starlight Children's Foundation to help brighten the lives of seriously ill children and their families.
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Testosterone reprimand
Tuesday | Jan 8 2019A Western Australian pharmacist who illegally sold testosterone in 2015 has been reprimanded after admitting to engaging in professional misconduct.
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Reviews miss heart issues
Tuesday | Jan 8 2019PHARMACISTS are missing the opportunity to pick up potential drug-related cardiac complications during medication reviews, according to a new study by pharmacists from the University of Canberra and the University of Tasmania.
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TGA fake drug conviction
Monday | Jan 7 2019THE Therapeutic Goods Administration has successfully prosecuted a case against a South Australian man in relation to dealing with counterfeit and unapproved medicines.
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CHF urges CMI overhaul
Friday | Jan 4 2019PHARMACIES should give printed Consumer Medicines Information (CMI) leaflets to patients as standard practice when dispensing prescription medicines according to the Consumers Health Forum, which this week said alternate practices such as directing clients to a website were "not of any use".
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Pharmacists out, techs in
Thursday | Jan 3 2019OVERSEAS-QUALIFIED retail pharmacists can no longer access special visa provisions if they work in the Northern Territory, under a revised Designated Area Migration Agreement (DAMA) between the NT Government and the Commonwealth.
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“Little evidence” for CMs – AMA
Wednesday | Jan 2 2019THE Australian Medical Association has released an updated position statement on complementary medicines, saying there is "little evidence to support the therapeutic claims made for most of these medicines and therapies".