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Top Tassie pharmacy assistants
Thursday | Sep 6 2018PHARMACY assistant Amy Peatling (pictured top) from Geeveston Pharmacy has been chosen to represent Tasmania at the National Finals of the 2018 Pharmacy Guild of Australia/ Maxigesic Pharmacy Assistant of the Year Award (PATY).
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Sigma profit slides 40.8%
Thursday | Sep 6 2018SIGMA Healthcare this morning reported its results for the six months to 31 Jul, with statutory earnings before interest and tax of $25.3m, down 40.8%.
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Tone down turf-war words
Thursday | Sep 6 2018PHARMACY Guild of Australia executive director David Quilty has called for a moderation of language around pharmacists "expanding" their services, or "enhancing" their scope of practice.
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Paid pain MedsCheck trial
Thursday | Sep 6 2018THE Health Department is calling for expressions of interest from pharmacies wishing to take part in the $20 million Chronic Pain MedsCheck Trial, announced earlier this year by Health Minister Greg Hunt (PD 29 Jan 2018).
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FIP harm reduction call
Thursday | Sep 6 2018GOVERNMENTS need to work more with pharmacists in providing harm reduction services, fully involving them in the development of any policies regarding medical or recreational cannabis, the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) has said in a new Statement of Policy released at its Glasgow conference this week.
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Sansom & Bell honoured
Wednesday | Sep 5 2018THE International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) has highlighted two Australians for their contribution to pharmacy leadership at the 78th World Congress of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences in Glasgow.
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2018 Advancing Practice open
Wednesday | Sep 5 2018APPLICATIONS have opened for the final round of Advancing Practice for 2018, as the program announced final credentialing post-nominals.
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TGA fires up Facebook
Wednesday | Sep 5 2018JUST when you were thinking it was time to give up your Facebook account because of all the rubbish you are sent, the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has given you a good reason to stick with the popular advertising medium.
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FIP female empowerment
Tuesday | Sep 4 2018PHARMACISTS across the globe are being urged to explore services that empower women, with a new International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) report highlighting the potential to "support women in their often overlooked role as informal caregivers".
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instigo launches Bose sleepbuds
Tuesday | Sep 4 2018INSTIGO has announced the upcoming debut of a new category for the pharmacy channel, after being engaged by upmarket consumer electronics maker Bose to build a strategy for its first health and wellness device.