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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.
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Priceline smashes $1m barrier
Tuesday | Jul 17 2018PRICELINE Pharmacy is celebrating after raising more than $1.1 million in a single month for its Priceline Sisterhood Foundation.
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Guild urges Qld Council
Monday | Jul 16 2018THE Pharmacy Guild of Australia has formally urged the Queensland government to establish a Pharmacy Council, with the move said to bring the state into line with all other Australian jurisdictions as well as "play an important role in bridging health gaps where pharmacies' competencies could assist a health system under pressure".
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MHR opt-out period starts
Monday | Jul 16 2018BY THE end of 2018 a new My Health Record will be created for every Australian, unless they formally choose not to have one during a three month "opt-out" period starting from today.