Headlines
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National pharmacy vax plan
Monday | Oct 15 2018STATE and Territory Health Ministers from across the country have taken a key step towards the establishment of a nationally consistent approach to pharmacist administered vaccination.
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Vic MMR jabs next week
Monday | Oct 15 2018PHARMACISTS in Victoria will be able to immunise patients with the MMR vaccine from next Mon 22 Oct, with the age of access for pharmacist vaccinations in the state also lowered to 16 years.
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PSS overseas exploration
Monday | Oct 15 2018PHARMACISTS' Support Service (PSS) Executive Officer Kay Dunkley recently visited the UK to meet some of her foreign counterparts at the International Practitioner Health Summit 2018.
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CSO review outcome soon
Friday | Oct 12 2018THERE'S speculation that the Health Department could release the highly anticipated findings of its review of the Community Service Obligation within the next couple of weeks, with rhetoric around the issue ramping up in recent days.
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SA Christmas Pageant sponsors
Thursday | Oct 11 2018FROM 2019, South Australia's nationally watched Christmas Pageant will enter into a partnership with a new naming rights sponsor, National Pharmacies.
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Exclusive direct warning
Thursday | Oct 11 2018THE National Pharmaceutical Services Association has renewed a call to end exclusive-direct distribution of PBS medicines, saying if monopoly supply arrangements continue there will be no back-ups to protect patients from a single point of failure in the supply chain.
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TWC healthy diet shake-up
Thursday | Oct 11 2018TERRYWHITE Chemmart (TWC) has announced a "refresh" of its Tony Ferguson 12-week weight loss program with new recipes and meal plans focusing on protein levels, sugar content, calories and a complementary exercise plan.
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Specialty Practice thrives
Wednesday | Oct 10 2018MORE than 2,000 Australian pharmacists are now active across the Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA) Specialty Practice program proving its worth as a professional and career growth vehicle, the SHPA says.
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Aged care meds in focus
Wednesday | Oct 10 2018THE Federal Government's newly convened Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety will consider medication management as part of its now-confirmed Terms of Reference.
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UQ students in the know
Wednesday | Oct 10 2018PHARMACY Guild Queensland Branch President, Trent Twomey, was among the presenters at an event last week at the University of Queensland, with attendees including students, pharmacists and academics.