Headlines
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UK pharmacy standards push
Friday | Jan 18 2019BRITAIN'S Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) has opened a public consultation on producing new professional standards for community pharmacy services, with the intention that the outcome will "define best practice across the sector".
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Period pain relief launch
Thursday | Jan 17 2019NEWLY released by Arrow Pharmaceuticals, Femin (mefenamic acid) is an over the counter analgesic said to help relieve period pain.
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Pharmacy visits increase
Thursday | Jan 17 2019THE Pharmacy Guild of Australia has highlighted a 2% increase in annual patient visits to pharmacies across Australia, saying the figures reflect the public's trust in community pharmacies and recognition of the importance of the increasing range of services pharmacies provide.
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Pharma warns on Brexit
Thursday | Jan 17 2019THIS week's rejection of British Prime Minister Theresa May's proposals for the UK to leave the European Union has raised the prospect of "very real, tangible and immediate threats to patient safety and public health in both the UK and across Europe".
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6CPA program transition
Wednesday | Jan 16 2019AUSTRALIAN Healthcare Associates (AHA) has released details of the transition of management of 23 Community Pharmacy Programs which are being taken over from the Pharmacy Guild effective from the start of next month.
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TGA issues e-cigarette warning
Wednesday | Jan 16 2019THE Therapeutic Goods Administration has issued a formal alert for consumers about the potential risks of purchasing electronic cigarette liquid.
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Robotic research facility
Tuesday | Jan 15 2019A NEW national Drug Discovery Centre is to be funded by the Federal Government in an attempt to turn scientific discoveries into new medicines faster, Minister for Health Greg Hunt has announced.
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Full scope of practice call
Tuesday | Jan 15 2019THE Victorian branch of the Pharmacy Guild of Australia has highlighted a shortage of GPs in Ballarat as another reason for pharmacists to be given the right to "operate to their full scope of practice to relieve pressure on doctors and ensure better health outcomes for patients".
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Guild launches mentorship
Monday | Jan 14 2019THE Pharmacy Guild of Australia has announced the launch of a community pharmacy mentor platform on a dedicated built-for-purpose site.
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WA pharmacist disqualified
Monday | Jan 14 2019WEST Australian pharmacist Lex Walliss has been reprimanded and disqualified from re-applying for registration for six months after he admitted to professional misconduct.