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Pharmacy free flu vax
Tuesday | Nov 24 2020THE Irish Pharmacy Union (IPU) is calling for a free influenza vaccination program for children aged two to 12-years, to be extended to include teenagers.
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Doctors preferred initially for COVAX
Monday | Nov 23 2020PHARMACIST immunisers may be forced to wait up to six months after doctors commence the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines (COVAX), under the Federal Government's Australian COVID-19 Vaccination Policy.
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Improving antibiotic use critical
Monday | Nov 23 2020PHARMACISTS are being urged to work with patients to optimise the use of antibiotics by taking them as prescribed, as part of World Antimicrobial Awareness Week.
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Tasmanians scoop SHPA awards
Monday | Nov 23 2020TASMANIANS took out two of the Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia's (SHPA's) top awards at the organisation's Virtual Congress over the weekend.
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Hairy month for PSS
Monday | Nov 23 2020ENTERING the final week of Nov, Pharmacy Daily Editor, Nick O'Donoghue (pictured), is continuing to cultivate a moustache to raise funds for the Pharmacists' Support Service (PSS).
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Is pharmacy slowing e-script rollout?
Friday | Nov 20 2020MEDICAL organisations are painting the pharmacy profession as the stumbling block to the rollout of digital health in Australia, because a small proportion of the profession is reluctant to embrace the new technology, Queensland pharmacist, Karalyn Huxhagen, believes.
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HIMR to close medicines safety gaps
Friday | Nov 20 2020NEW funding models to support hospital-initiated medication reviews (HIMR) will help improve transition of care and boost medicines safety, the Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA) believes.
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Cancer cure claims raise TGA’s ire
Friday | Nov 20 2020A MELBOURNE-BASED company has been fined $39,960 by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) over alleged unlawful advertising, including claims that hydrogen peroxide could be used as a cancer treatment.
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COVAX moves forward
Thursday | Nov 19 2020THE Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) is paving the way for the sponsors of a third COVID-19 candidate vaccine (COVAX) to seek provisional registration on the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods (ARTG).
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Pharmacy ideal for COVID vaccine
Thursday | Nov 19 2020AUSTRALIA'S community pharmacy network should be at the forefront of efforts to administer any successful COVID-19 vaccines to the public, Pharmacy Guild of Australia Executive Director, Suzanne Greenwood, believes.
