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AMA ‘hysterical’ on TWC/BUPA deal
Friday | Jun 28 2019CLAIMS that TerryWhite Chemmart's partnership with health insurer BUPA is "inappropriate" and a threat to patient safety are "hysterical", "out of touch" and "insulting" to pharmacists the Pharmacy Guild of Australia believes.
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Pharmacist Rx debate
Friday | Jun 28 2019SUBMISSIONS responding to the Pharmacy Board of Australia's discussion paper on pharmacist prescribing, show mixed views on the possible expansion of the profession's scope of practice.
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Healthy Harold CHP link
Friday | Jun 28 2019LIFE Education Australia's mascot, Healthy Harold, shook hands with Consumer Healthcare Products Australia (CHP) Chair, Lindsay Forrest, and CEO, Deon Schoombie (pictured), symbolising the new relationship of the two self-care organisations.
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National real time monitoring needed
Thursday | Jun 27 2019A NATIONAL real-time prescription drug monitoring system should be rolled out to help prevent medication-related deaths, and cross-border doctor-shopping, the Australian Capital Territory Chief Coroner believes.
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Health workers prepare for assisted dying
Thursday | Jun 27 2019PHARMACISTS in Victoria are being urged not to raise the issue of voluntary assisted dying with patients.
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CP2025 Health Hub champ
Thursday | Jun 27 2019COMMUNITY pharmacy should be a health hub and not simply a "convenience store" is behind the philosophy that has driven WA pharmacist Swarup Afsar (pictured), Champion for the Community Health Hub pathway of the CP2025 project.
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Woolworth’s NZ stores offer free Rx
Wednesday | Jun 26 2019WOOLWORTH'S New Zealand subsidiary, Countdown, is continuing the roll out of its free prescriptions strategy, extending the service to three Bay of Plenty stores.
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PDL issues steroid update
Wednesday | Jun 26 2019PHARMACISTS should have a "contemporary knowledge of the drugs that are subject to abuse or misuse," according to Pharmaceutical Defence Limited, which has released a bulletin providing details of off-label use of steroids and hormone therapies.
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Language barriers push pharmacists
Tuesday | Jun 25 2019PHARMACISTS should look to professional translation services rather than asking colleagues to act as interpreters, when dealing with patients from non-English speaking backgrounds, a study recommends.
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Pharmacy’s ECP apology
Tuesday | Jun 25 2019A BRITISH pharmacy group has been forced to apologise to a 41-year-old customer who pre-ordered and paid for emergency contraception online, only for a pharmacist to refuse to dispense it.