Headlines
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Guild plots new event
Tuesday | Nov 10 2020AFTER close to 12 months without an in-person conference, the Pharmacy Guild of Australia is set to host a new 'invite only' event in Brisbane in Feb 2021.
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DoH backs eRx re-authorisation
Monday | Nov 9 2020THE Federal Department of Health (DoH) is backing calls for the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to re-authorise the inter-operability of the eRx Script Exchange and IP MSD prescription exchange systems (PES) until 2025.
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Brown Bag campaign pushes RUM
Monday | Nov 9 2020PHARMACIES in the NSW Federal electorate of MacKellar are taking part in the Brown Bag Medicine Promotion this month to encourage patients to return unwanted medications (RUM) to be destroyed in an environmentally safe way.
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Guild RAP to close gap
Monday | Nov 9 2020CELEBRATING NAIDOC Week, the Pharmacy Guild of Australia Queensland Branch is sharing stories from members about closing the gap in their areas on its Facebook page.
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Border boon for pharmacy
Friday | Nov 6 2020VICTORIAN Pharmacy Guild Branch President Anthony Tassone says this week's announcement about the reopening of the NSW/Vic border from 23 Nov is "fantastic news" for pharmacists who have been persevering through the strict lockdowns over recent months.
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Corum takes Arrotex cash
Friday | Nov 6 2020CORUM Group Limited says it plans to "accelerate key product development and business expansion" after issuing 60 million shares to Arrotex in a $3.3 million capital raising (PD breaking news).
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Chemist2U offers GPs instant dispensing
Thursday | Nov 5 2020A new "Script Concierge" service offered by fledgling medicines delivery service Chemist2U (PD 16 Apr) is promising doctor's surgeries a simple prescription fulfilment service for telehealth services and script renewals.
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Guild urges NAIDOC Week participation
Thursday | Nov 5 2020PHARMACIES across the country are being encouraged to take part in NAIDOC Week, with Pharmacy Guild Executive Director Suzanne Greenwood saying the annual celebration of the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples will be a "bright spot in what has otherwise been a pretty dim year".
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PSA debunks Guild claim
Thursday | Nov 5 2020THE war of words between the Queensland branches of the Pharmacy Guild and the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) continued yesterday, with the PSA resolutely standing by its comments in a media release about the intentions of the newly elected Queensland Government to work with PSA on the design and implementation of a trial of pharmacists working to their full scope in North Queensland.
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Intern exams slump 60%
Wednesday | Nov 4 2020THE disruption of COVID-19 this year saw just 640 pharmacy interns attempt examinations supervised by the Australian Pharmacy Council (APC) in 2019/20, a drop of almost 60% compared to the 1,490 exams over the previous 12 month period.
