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Nutricia-Danone brand merge
Thursday | Apr 4 2019PARIS-BASED food and beverage company Danone has announced it is rebranding its portfolio of science-based specialised nutrition products in Australia and New Zealand under the Nutricia commercial master brand.
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Budget 2019 pro pharmacy
Wednesday | Apr 3 2019THE Australian pharmacy sector has generally welcomed last night's Federal Budget, with a range of measures set to support the industry including an extension of the Administration, Handling and Infrastructure (AHI) fee.
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More pregnancy training needed
Wednesday | Apr 3 2019PHARMACISTS' efforts to improve pregnant women's medication adherence are falling short due to a lack of access to reliable information, a group of international academics believe.
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ACT rolls out RTPM website
Tuesday | Apr 2 2019PHARMACISTS and doctors in the ACT are being urged to sign up to a new online prescription monitoring website which has formally debuted in the Territory.
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“No harm done”: doctor
Tuesday | Apr 2 2019A DISGRACED Western Australian GP's dreams of returning to clinical practice are all but over, following a Supreme Court of WA ruling.
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SafeScript goes statewide
Tuesday | Apr 2 2019VICTORIAN Health Minister Jenny Mikakos last weekend announced the statewide rollout of the SafeScript real-time prescription monitoring system.
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Online flu jab recording
Tuesday | Apr 2 2019PHARMACISTS providing influenza vaccinations will be able to meet their recording requirements using MedAdvisor, under an enhancement announced yesterday by the ASX-listed digital medication management company.
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CSO distributors named
Monday | Apr 1 2019THE Health Department has announced the appointment of six Community Service Obligation (CSO) distributors, following a tender process (PD 03 Dec 2018) which impacted the controversial direct supply arrangements for some medicines.
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Academics back S3 plans
Friday | Mar 29 2019DOWN-SCHEDULING prescription medications could benefit consumers, the health budget, and expand the role pharmacists play in the health system, experts believe.
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Chemist Warehouse peace deal
Friday | Mar 29 2019WORKERS at Chemist Warehouse distribution centres in Vic and Qld yesterday unanimously agreed to return to work, after negotiations between the company and the National Union of Workers saw an agreement on new enterprise agreements for the facilities.