Headlines
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Pharmacy of the Year finalists named
Thursday | Jan 24 2019THE Pharmacy Guild of Australia yesterday named six pharmacies as finalists in the 2019 Pharmacy of the Year competition.
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API, Sigma plan progresses
Thursday | Jan 24 2019AUSTRALIAN Pharmaceutical Industries yesterday confirmed it was in "constructive dialogue" with rival Sigma Healthcare about progressing the recently unveiled merger proposal (PD 17 Dec).
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PSA supports pill testing
Wednesday | Jan 23 2019THE Pharmaceutical Society of Australia has released a new position statement in support of a trial of pill testing and drug checking services.
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TBN celebrates record
Wednesday | Jan 23 2019TOTAL Beauty Network (TBN) has this month hosted its Jan pharmacy conference, following a massive 2018 which saw DB Cosmetics, Raww and Colour by TBN sales topping more than five million units across Australia and NZ.
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Corum calls remuneration EGM
Wednesday | Jan 23 2019LISTED pharmacy software supplier Corum Group yesterday announced an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM), to allow its shareholders to vote on a "spill motion" in relation to the company's board of directors.
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Pharmacy asthma action
Tuesday | Jan 22 2019PHARMACISTS are being urged to ask parents if their kids have an up-to-date asthma action plan, with the National Asthma Council Australia issuing a warning about a tripling in asthma cases as children return to school after the holidays.
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GP slams dispensing costs
Tuesday | Jan 22 2019GOLD Coast GP Evan Ackermann has written an argument against pharmacy dispensing charges for chronic disease medicines, calling for longer term supply packs to reduce patient costs.
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More busts in formula ring
Monday | Jan 21 2019POLICE have arrested a 31-year-old man at Sydney Airport this morning, in connection with his alleged role in the "coordinated theft" of more than $1 million worth of baby formula from retail outlets across Sydney.
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VPA reference warning
Monday | Jan 21 2019THE Victorian Pharmacy Authority (VPA) has highlighted the outcome of several recent pharmacy inspections in which "gross deficiencies in mandatory references" were identified.
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Homeopathy ultimatum
Friday | Jan 18 2019THE Pharmaceutical Society of Australia has ramped up its rhetoric against homeopathic products, formally urging the Australian community pharmacy sector to cease selling them, and remove such items from their shelves.