Headlines
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Low turnout for Guild elections
Friday | Nov 13 2020DATA from the 16 contested seats in the Pharmacy Guild of Australia State Branch Committee elections in NSW (12), Victoria (three) and Queensland (one), shows less than half of eligible members cast their vote in the ballot.
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Workforce growth continued in Sep
Friday | Nov 13 2020AUSTRALIA'S pharmacy workforce is continuing to grow throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, with the latest data from the Pharmacy Board of Australia revealing 33,610 pharmacists hold general, provisional or limited registration.
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Wizard magic scoops business award
Friday | Nov 13 2020WIZARD Pharmacy Kalgoorlie Central has added another trophy to the cabinet, taking home the Kalgoorlie-Boulder Chamber of Commerce and Industry 2020 Community Support and Engagement Award this week.
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No rush to buy COVAX freezers
Thursday | Nov 12 2020PHARMACY owners should not be in a rush to purchase freezers to store the promising Pfizer/BioNTech mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine at this stage, Pharmacy Guild of Australia Victorian Branch President, Anthony Tassone, believes.
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NSW Guild Committee gets new look
Thursday | Nov 12 2020THE Pharmacy Guild of Australia NSW Branch elections have seen incumbents go head-to-head in two constituencies, with nine current members to sit on the 12 seat committee.
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Biosimilar confidence on the rise
Thursday | Nov 12 2020PHARMACISTS are reporting growing confidence in biosimilar medications, a new report from the Generic Biosimilar Medicines Association (GBMA) reveals.
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QLD Guild focused on close the gap
Thursday | Nov 12 2020PHARMACY Guild of Australia Queensland Branch President, Trent Twomey, reiterated the organisation's commitment to improving access to healthcare services for Indigenous Australia, when unveiling a new painting to celebrate NAIDOC week.
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Pharmacy critical to primary care
Wednesday | Nov 11 2020PHARMACISTS are playing a crucial role providing essential health services to keep communities safe and healthy through the COVID-19 pandemic, the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) believes.
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Policy delivery lag hurts Australians
Wednesday | Nov 11 2020DELAYS in implementing healthcare measures including the National Mental Health and Wellbeing Pandemic Response are leaving Australians without urgently needed support, Federal Australian Labor Party MP, Emma McBride, believes.
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Sibling success for TWC Milton
Wednesday | Nov 11 2020TERRYWHITE Chemmart (TWC) Milton has marked a challenging 2020 that has seen the NSW South Coast pharmacy impacted by bushfires and COVID-19, by winning the 2020 Small Business Award for Outstanding Pharmacy in Illawarra and South Coast.
