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CHF urges CMI overhaul
Friday | Jan 4 2019PHARMACIES should give printed Consumer Medicines Information (CMI) leaflets to patients as standard practice when dispensing prescription medicines according to the Consumers Health Forum, which this week said alternate practices such as directing clients to a website were "not of any use".
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Pharmacists out, techs in
Thursday | Jan 3 2019OVERSEAS-QUALIFIED retail pharmacists can no longer access special visa provisions if they work in the Northern Territory, under a revised Designated Area Migration Agreement (DAMA) between the NT Government and the Commonwealth.
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“Little evidence” for CMs – AMA
Wednesday | Jan 2 2019THE Australian Medical Association has released an updated position statement on complementary medicines, saying there is "little evidence to support the therapeutic claims made for most of these medicines and therapies".
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NSW pharmacist vaccines
Wednesday | Jan 2 2019PHARMACISTS in New South Wales have now been added to the cohort of accredited immunisers able to deliver a wider range of injections, including those for measles and whooping cough, for anyone over the age of 16.
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Blooms launches in WA
Friday | Dec 21 2018BLOOMS The Chemist has taken the next step in ambitious national expansion plans with the opening of its first three stores in Western Australia in the last few months.
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SafeScript saving Vic lives
Friday | Dec 21 2018THE SafeScript real-time prescription monitoring system currently being rolled out in Vic has alerted doctors and pharmacists in Western Victoria to almost 3,300 patients at risk of harm or overdose from visiting multiple clinics or pharmacies.
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UTS honours Chambers
Thursday | Dec 20 2018KIRRILY Chambers, who was the first ever credentialled diabetes educator (CDE) pharmacist in Australia, was honoured for her pioneering work earlier this month at the UTS Innovative Pharmacist of the Year Awards.
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GSK, Pfizer consumer deal
Thursday | Dec 20 2018GLAXOSMITHKLINE has agreed to merge its consumer health business into a joint venture with Pfizer, as part of a plan which will eventually see the breakup of GSK into two separate entities.
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PSA pharmacist wage alert
Wednesday | Dec 19 2018THE Pharmaceutical Society of Australia has slammed a decision by the Fair Work Commission to "stagnate the minimum safety net pay for community pharmacists," with PSA National President Chris Freeman saying the ruling was a "completely inadequate reflection of the complex work that pharmacists do".
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Pharmacy 4 Less seals JD Worldwide deal
Wednesday | Dec 19 2018PHARMACY 4 Less has signed an agreement with Chinese e-commerce giant JD Worldwide, with the deal enhancing the Australian pharmacy group's reach into the Chinese market.