Headlines
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SHPA fears $44m PBS cuts
Friday | May 3 2019PROMISES of increased funding for new medicines will mean little if $44 million cuts to hospital pharmacy are implemented, the Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA) warns.
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Just one Rx option: Guild
Thursday | May 2 2019THE Pharmacy Guild of Australia has rejected "insulting" responses from doctors' groups in relation to proposals for pharmacist prescribing (PD 17 Apr), saying their "negativity does them no credit" and could ultimately serve to limit patient access to healthcare.
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TWC Masterclass gives pharmacists a boost
Thursday | May 2 2019TERRY White Chemmart pharmacists have given their clinical skills a shot in the arm by taking part in the group's annual masterclass.
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Guild “wrong” on codeine
Thursday | May 2 2019FALLING codeine sales is evidence that the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) was right to upschedule the medications to prescription-only, the Australian Medical Association claims.
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Rural health not political
Wednesday | May 1 2019RURAL Australian's healthcare should not be compromised by poor mobile connectivity, the National Rural Health Alliance (NRHA) believes.
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Seqirus warns of pandemic
Wednesday | May 1 2019REFERENCING the potent H7N9 strain of influenza, CSL vaccine offshoot Seqirus has alerted investors to the possibility of another influenza pandemic.
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Guild advances women
Wednesday | May 1 2019MORE than 100 women in pharmacy are to benefit from the Pharmacy Guild of Australia Queensland Branch's education and networking opportunities, funded by the Queensland Government's Advancing Women in Business Initiative.
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Aussies health literacy high
Tuesday | Apr 30 2019MOST Australians believe they have a good enough understanding of their healthcare needs to engage with healthcare professionals easily, the National Health Survey: Health Literacy, 2018 reveals.
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Early flu season concerns
Tuesday | Apr 30 2019CURRENT levels of influenza activity are comparable to the peak of last year's flu season, according to Alfred Health Professor of Infectious Diseases Epidemiology and Director of the Infection Prevention and Healthcare Epidemiology unit, Professor Allen Cheng.
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Blooms $550k Make-A-Wish
Tuesday | Apr 30 2019BLOOMS The Chemist has raised more than $550,000 for children's charity, Make-A-Wish Australia, in the last two years.