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Meds issues costing $1.4b
Thursday | Jan 31 2019THE annual cost of medication-related problems in Australia has been calculated at a whopping $1.4 billion - or about 15% of total PBS expenditure - according to a new report released by the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia.
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Medlab seals Priceline deal
Thursday | Jan 31 2019LISTED medical life sciences firm Medlab Clinical has announced a new agreement with Australian Pharmaceutical Industries (API), which will stock Medlab's core nutraceutical range across its Priceline Pharmacy network.
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Pharmacy leadership program
Wednesday | Jan 30 2019THE University of Sydney has announced the launch of a new "Pharmacy Leaders Program" which is being offered for the first time ever during 2019.
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Hats off to NAPSA’s Team VPSA!
Wednesday | Jan 30 2019THESE outfits worn by the Victorian Pharmacy Students' Association last weekend really taco the cake.
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Pharmacy’s primary importance
Wednesday | Jan 30 2019HEALTH programs that encourage patients to visit pharmacies as their first port of call for minor conditions have been shown to reduce the burden on doctors and allow better use of available resources, according to a major International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) presentation to the World Health Organization's Executive Board.
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Pharmacists shine in honours
Tuesday | Jan 29 2019PHARMACISTS were strongly represented in the Australia Day honours list for 2019, which was announced on the weekend.
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PDL warns on forged scripts
Tuesday | Jan 29 2019PHARMACISTS are being reminded of their obligations to take "reasonable steps to satisfy themselves that a prescription has been issued by an authorised prescriber," with a new update from Pharmaceutical Defence Limited (PDL) providing guidance on actions to be taken in the event a forgery is suspected.
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Pharmacists under-utilised
Friday | Jan 25 2019THE pharmacist is still an "under-used and highly accessible part of the healthcare system" according to a new Health View report released this month by the National Australia Bank.
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CWH smelling $1b sweet
Friday | Jan 25 2019ALREADY controlling around 70% of the pharmacy fragrance market, Chemist Warehouse (CWH) has set its eyes on even greater targets with hopes of turning that sector of the market into a billion dollar business.
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SHPA plots 2023 strategy
Thursday | Jan 24 2019THE Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA) has today released its five-year strategic plan, describing it as a "blueprint to advance Australian pharmacy by supporting world-leading practice for the optimal care of all people within the Australian health system".