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No compo for pharmacy party fall
Wednesday | May 15 2019A National Pharmacies employee's bid to receive compensation for a head injury suffered while at the banner group's annual awards has been dismissed.
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Qld pharmacist reprimand
Tuesday | May 14 2019A pharmacist who admitted to providing Schedule 4 medications for himself and two family members without a prescription has been reprimanded for behaving in a way that constitutes professional misconduct, according to a ruling issued by the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal.
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Little to recommend it…
Tuesday | May 14 2019INCREASING workloads and the repetitive tasks pharmacists have to do make it a profession few would recommend to those considering their career options, the recently conducted Pharmacy Daily Salary Survey reveals.
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Team-based care education
Tuesday | May 14 2019EDUCATION for high quality health services needs to shift its emphasis away from clinically siloed care and more towards a team-based approach, according to the outcomes of this year's Australian Pharmacy Council (APC) and Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council (ANMAC) Colloquium.
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97.2% of pharmacists compliant
Monday | May 13 2019PHARMACISTS have a higher level of compliance than other professions the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) audit data reveals.
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Sustainable opioid plan
Monday | May 13 2019AUSTRALIA needs to adopt an approach that ensures sustainable access to opioids for patients in palliative care, according to Painaustralia CEO Carol Bennett.
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Closing the pharmacy gap
Friday | May 10 2019ENSURING Indigenous Australians have comprehensive access to pharmacy services must be regarded as a minimum for any incoming Federal Government, according to the Pharmacy Guild.
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ACCC ticks GSK-Pfizer deal
Friday | May 10 2019THE Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has confirmed it will not oppose the proposed acquisition of Pfizer's consumer healthcare business in Australia by GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) (PD breaking news yesterday).
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Vax “a lost opportunity”
Thursday | May 9 2019PHARMACISTS are missing out by not providing vaccination services, University of Technology Sydney Community Pharmacy Barometer expert panel member, John Montgomery, says.
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Instigo celebrates excellence
Thursday | May 9 2019MORE than 100 delegates gathered in Melbourne last week for Instigo's ninth annual Pharmacy Catalyst Conference.