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GP clinics safest for COVID vaccine
Thursday | Oct 1 2020GENERAL Practitioners should be front and centre in plans to rollout successful COVID-19 vaccines, Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) Acting President, Associate Professor Ayman Shenouda, believes.
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RTPM comes to unintended effects
Thursday | Oct 1 2020PLANS to rollout real-time prescription monitoring (RTPM) of opioid medications will change clinical practice, but could deliver unintended consequences, new research warns.
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SHPA’s aged care push
Thursday | Oct 1 2020AUSTRALIA'S pharmacy workforce needs to boost its understanding of geriatric syndromes to cope with the nation's aging population, the Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA) believes.
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Info key for COVID vax
Wednesday | Sep 30 2020PHARMACISTS will be important players in supporting the rollout of any successful COVID-19 vaccinations, and need to ensure they understand the vaccine development process, former Pharmacy Guild of Australia National President, Kos Sclavos, believes.
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Advantage Group, Instigo to merge
Wednesday | Sep 30 2020PHARMACY operator, Advantage Group, and service provider, Instigo, are set to form one of Australia's strongest independent pharmacy groups, through a merger agreement announced this morning.
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Guilty of drug tampering
Wednesday | Sep 30 2020A FORMER pharmacist in the US is facing up to 10 years behind bars after pleading guilty to tampering with an injectable medication.
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FIP plans pharmacy transformation
Wednesday | Sep 30 2020PHARMACISTS around the world are being urged to take on a broader scope of practice, with the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) laying out its Development Goals for the decade ahead (PD 22 Sep).
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Tambassis set for Guild exit in 2021
Tuesday | Sep 29 2020PHARMACY Guild of Australia National President, George Tambassis (pictured), will not contest the upcoming Victorian Branch Committee elections, opening the door for fresh faces.
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Sub-register gives workforce boost
Tuesday | Sep 29 2020AUSTRALIA'S pharmacy workforce has received a 6.5% boost in the numbers of general, provisional and limited registration holders since Mar, new data from the Pharmacy Board of Australia reveals.
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Rigby ends NPS service
Tuesday | Sep 29 2020PHARMACEUTICAL Society of Australia (PSA) Lifetime Achievement Award winner, Debbie Rigby (pictured), has stepped down as a director of NPS MedicineWise after 12 years with the organisation.
