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Guild injects vax into ITP
Friday | Nov 16 2018THE Pharmacy Guild of Australia has announced that from 2019 all Guild Intern Training Program (ITP) enrolees will have free access to the Guild Vaccination Course for Pharmacists.
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Insulin injection ignorance
Friday | Nov 16 2018TWO in five insulin injection users have never been shown the correct needle size or the need to rotate the injection site, according to new data published from a survey conducted by the RACGP's Diabetes Specific Interest Network, reported in 6minutes.
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Al completes #Alswalkforlife
Friday | Nov 16 2018VETERAN Salvation Army suicide prevention campaigner 86 year old Alan Staines OAM has yesterday completed his walk from Canberra to Sydney promoting the message that we need more services for those bereaved by suicide.
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EBOS CSO funding surge
Thursday | Nov 15 2018EBOS says its successful tender to become the exclusive third party distributor of pharmaceutical products to the Chemist Warehouse Group across Australia will boost its funding under the Community Service Obligation to over 40% of the overall pool.
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Medlab joins Click & Collect
Thursday | Nov 15 2018LISTED pharmaceutical firm Medlab has joined the Pharmacy Click and Collect platform, as part of a campaign to "help community pharmacies looking for differentiated product ranges to attract and retain new customers".
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“New era” for Gold Cross
Wednesday | Nov 14 2018THE recent acquisition of the Guild's Gold Cross product range by iNova Pharmaceuticals has been said to usher in a "new era of collaboration that is set to refresh the iconic portfolio".
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GSK research excellence award
Wednesday | Nov 14 2018AUSTRALIAN researchers Professor Georgina Long and Professor Richard Scolyer (pictured) have won the GSK Award for Research Excellence in 2018.
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High visibility for Pain MedsCheck
Tuesday | Nov 13 2018LANG Lang Pharmacy east of Melbourne became the centre of attention yesterday when Health Minister Greg Hunt dropped by to discuss the Pain MedsCheck trial with pharmacy owner Tian Low.
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Chemist Discount Centre up 60%
Tuesday | Nov 13 2018DISCOUNT pharmacy group Chemist Discount Centre (CDC) has announced 60% growth in its business along with plans for a national footprint expansion and an "aggressive three-year growth strategy" as it opens three new stores in Western Australia this month.
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AIHW releases opioid study
Monday | Nov 12 2018NEWLY released data from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) shows deaths involving opioids have almost doubled over the last decade, while over 10% of Australians have used illegal opioids or misused prescribed ones in their lifetime.