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Grattan blasts Qld regulation
Wednesday | Jul 25 2018THE Grattan Institute says the current legislation governing pharmacy ownership in Queensland is "more effective in protecting the commercial interests of pharmacy owners than serving the public interest".
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CW slams ownership rules
Tuesday | Jul 24 2018CHEMIST Warehouse has blasted the "heavy-handed" regulation of pharmacy in Australia, particularly the ownership and location rules, saying the sector needs a "free hand to encourage a competitive approach to pharmacy, in line with consumer demand and other retail industries".
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PSA backs NSW Labor vax push
Monday | Jul 23 2018THE Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA)has welcomed a plan announced on Sat by the NSW Opposition to increase the range of vaccinations available for administration by pharmacists in the state.
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Collaboration consensus
Monday | Jul 23 2018THE Australian Consensus Framework for Ethical Collaboration in the Healthcare Sector was launched in Tokyo last week, with 50 signatories including Pharmacy Guild of Australia, SHPA, ASMI, CMA, CHF, Medicines Australia and NPS Medicinewise.
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Sigma awards top suppliers
Friday | Jul 20 2018NOVARTIS has been named Sigma's 2018 Supplier of the Year during a gala awards dinner in Melbourne last night.
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Arrow-Apotex deadline today
Friday | Jul 20 2018SUBMISSIONS to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's informal enquiry into the proposed merger between Arrow Pharmaceuticals and Apotex (PD 10 Jul) must be lodged by 5pm AEST today.
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CW $450K for Gotcha4Life
Thursday | Jul 19 2018CHEMIST Warehouse chief operating officer Mario Tascone (pictured above centre) presented Gotcha4Life founders Gus Worland and Gareth Pike with this $450,000 gigantic novelty cheque at an event earlier this week.
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Heffernan slams RACGP
Thursday | Jul 19 2018NSW Pharmacy Guild President David Heffernan has accused the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners of an "extraordinary attack on community pharmacy," claiming the doctors' group appears to see advancing its members as attacking other professions.
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Competency standards tools
Thursday | Jul 19 2018THE Pharmacy Practitioner Development Committee (PPDC) has announced the release of new tools to support the implementation of the National Competency Standards Framework for Pharmacists in Australia 2016.
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Drug-driving crackdown
Wednesday | Jul 18 2018NSW roads minister Melinda Pavey has confirmed the launch of an awareness campaign for pharmacists, GPs and consumers about the risks of driving while on prescription medication.