Headlines
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Co-pay cut the real saving
Tuesday | Nov 28 2023AUSTRALIANS are on track to save a quarter of a billion dollars on their medicines in 2023, analysis by the Federal Govt has revealed.
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MDR invests in Charac UK
Tuesday | Nov 28 2023MEDADVISOR Solutions (MDR) has announced a strategic investment and collaboration agreement with Charac Limited UK, an omnichannel solution that helps pharmacy businesses streamline their operations into a unified, cloud-native platform that integrates into the National Health Service.
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Over 6,000 seen in trial
Monday | Nov 27 2023WOMEN are bypassing their GPs and going straight to pharmacists when it comes to treatment for urinary tract infections or resupply of the pill, according to the latest figures that reveal this was the case for over 6,000 women thanks to the NSW Pharmacy Trial.
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Travel health training on
Monday | Nov 27 2023AUSTRALIAN pharmacists are being encouraged to enrol in the Australasian College of Pharmacy's accredited Travel Health Course ahead of the upcoming travel season this summer.
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New scope expansion and life awards
Friday | Nov 24 2023NSW Health Minister Ryan Park (pictured right below) last night confirmed that the profession's scope of practice will be expanded to include minor skin conditions by early Mar.
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ANZCAP’s building blocks
Friday | Nov 24 2023THE Australian and New Zealand College of Advanced Pharmacy (ANZCAP) has launched its Independent Program, which offers Learning Experiences as building blocks for recognition portfolios that can be started by Australian pharmacists, regardless of their career stage or practice setting.
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LPG Orana promotes regional careers
Thursday | Nov 23 2023LIFE Pharmacy Group (LPG) in NSW's Orana region have been trying to bolster the future of the profession by talking to high school students about the benefits of the industry at the Orana 2023 Careers in Health Expo.
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Editor’s Choice: the season’s ultra-light, sensitive skin sunscreens
Thursday | Nov 23 2023SunSense and Melanoma Institute Australia last week celebrated seven years in a partnership which has seen the Australian sunscreen brand donate more than $1.3m towards MIA's melanoma research and treatments (PD 20 Nov).
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FIP’s new AMR statement
Thursday | Nov 23 2023WITH World Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week on, the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) today issued a new statement of policy on mitigating Anti-Microbial Resistance (AMR).
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Guild pushing for a $19 co-payment
Wednesday | Nov 22 2023THE Pharmacy Guild of Australia says that new figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) show Australians are going without prescription medication due to rising costs, reinforcing the need to reduce the maximum general co-payment for PBS-listed medicines to $19.