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PBS key for health – Tambassis
Wednesday | Nov 28 2018PHARMACY Guild National President George Tambassis last night highlighted the key role of the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, noting that the dispensing of PBS medicines in Australia was a "very effective public-private partnership".
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Union targets Chemist Warehouse
Wednesday | Nov 28 2018THE National Union of Workers yesterday slammed what it described as a "widespread culture of sexual harassment, bullying, and exploitation of labour hire casuals" at Chemist Warehouse distribution centres in Preston and Somerton in Victoria.
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Guild Parliamentary Dinner
Wednesday | Nov 28 2018SEVERAL hundred Australian pharmacy leaders gathered in the Great Hall of Australian Parliament House last night for the 2018 Pharmacy Guild of Australia annual Parliamentary Dinner.
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AHPRA to act on privacy
Tuesday | Nov 27 2018THE Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) has announced a review of its policies and procedures in relation to safeguarding the confidentiality of people who make notifications about health professionals.
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PSA honours Vic pharmacists
Tuesday | Nov 27 2018THE Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) recognised the contributions of pharmacists in a ceremony at the 2018 Victorian Pharmacists' Dinner last week.
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SHPA opioid epidemic alert
Monday | Nov 26 2018A landmark report released by the Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia has highlighted the urgent need for a "coordinated multidisciplinary response" to stem a looming opioid "epidemic".
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Alphapharm valsartan recall
Monday | Nov 26 2018ALPHAPHARM, trading as Mylan Australia, has initiated a nationwide consumer-level recall of all batches of its Dilart and Dilart HCT valsartan medicines in Australia.
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SHPA honours Ian Coombes
Monday | Nov 26 2018THE Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA) has named Associate Professor Ian Coombes as the recipient of Fred J Boyd Award, acknowledging his passion and dedication for practitioner growth, pharmacy research and developing leading pharmacy services.
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MedAdvisor taps into AIR
Friday | Nov 23 2018DIGITAL medicines management company MedAdvisor has announced it will be integrating with the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) to support and streamline recording requirements for community pharmacy.
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Blackmores execs honoured
Friday | Nov 23 2018BLACKMORES Institute Director Dr Lesley Braun and Chief Information Officer Brett Winn have been recognised as industry leaders at the 2018 CEO Magazine Executive of the Year Awards at a ceremony in Sydney this week.