Headlines
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WA seeks national ownership rules
Friday | Jul 12 2019PHARMACISTS in Western Australia want to see national harmonisation of ownership rules across all states and territories in a state-wide review of pharmacy ownership reveals.
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TGA opioid RUM push
Friday | Jul 12 2019PAIN patients with unused opioids are being urged to return them to their local pharmacy, as part of a social media campaign being rolled out by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA).
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Sigma Assistants celebrate
Friday | Jul 12 2019WESTERN Australia Sigma brands, Amcal+, Guardian, Discount Drug Stores, Chemist King, PharmaSave and Wholelife, celebrated their champions at the Sigma Pharmacy Assistant Annual Conference and Gala Awards.
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More backing for WA pharmacy push
Thursday | Jul 11 2019MOVES to expand the role of pharmacists in Western Australia are being backed by the Australian Health Care Reform Alliance (AHCRA), whose members include the Doctors Reform Society, Catholic Health Australia and the National Rural Health Alliance.
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Arrow, Apotex now Arrotex
Thursday | Jul 11 2019ARROTEX Australia Group has been officially launched following the merger of Arrow Pharmaceuticals and Apotex Australia (PD breaking news).
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Flu vax age standardisation needed
Wednesday | Jul 10 2019PHARMACISTS across the country should be allowed to provide influenza vaccines to children aged 10 and older, to combat this year's high infection rate, the Pharmacy Guild of Australia believes.
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Star Combo buys Bio-E
Wednesday | Jul 10 2019ASX-LISTED complementary medicine manufacturer, Star Combo, has entered a purchase agreement with Melbourne-based natural health, food and beauty business, Bio-E for $60 million.
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NZ melatonin reclassification
Wednesday | Jul 10 2019PHARMACISTS in New Zealand will be able to supply melatonin tablets up to 3mg in strength without a prescription, under new arrangements which have reclassified the medication from "prescription only" to "prescription except when".
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RACGP fears “disingenuous”: Guild
Tuesday | Jul 9 2019WARNINGS that plans to trial pharmacist prescribing in Queensland could increase the threat of antibiotic resistant infections are "disingenuous", the Pharmacy Guild of Australia says.
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Jab in the back never happened
Tuesday | Jul 9 2019A PERTH-BASED pharmacist is strenuously denying claims he caused nerve damage to patient when administering an influenza vaccine last week.