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Disaster dispensing reform required
Tuesday | Feb 4 2020PHARMACISTS should have the authority to dispense standard size packs of prescription medicines without a script in emergency situations, the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) Queensland Branch, believes.
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N95 masks the new baby formula
Tuesday | Feb 4 2020PHARMACISTS are reporting stocks of N95 face masks, hand sanitiser and alcohol swabs are being bought up by customers intent on shipping them overseas, as fears over the threat of coronavirus grow.
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RACGP quits Qld trial
Tuesday | Feb 4 2020CONCERNS over pharmacists misdiagnosing patients are behind the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) Queensland Branch's decision, to abandon its role in the states pharmacy prescribing trial advisory group.
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Monthly dispensing ideal for patients
Monday | Feb 3 2020CALLS to implement 60-day dispensing as part of the Seventh Community Pharmacy Agreement (7CPA) could lead to poorer patient outcomes, 2018 Churchill Fellowship Recipient and former Pharmacy of the Year winner, Lucy Walker, warns.
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WIP cap to limit savings: PSA warns
Monday | Feb 3 2020CAPPING funding for the Workforce Incentive Program (WIP) will restrict the savings general practices can achieve by integrating pharmacists into their teams, the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) warns.
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Emissions a health issue
Monday | Feb 3 2020WITH every medicine produced inevitably ending up in the global eco-system with potentially hazardous effects, Cochrane has launched a new group focused on sustainable healthcare.
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AMA engages fear and scare tactics
Friday | Jan 31 2020POLITICIANS in Queensland are being urged not to fall for the Australian Medical Association's (AMA's) "unfounded fear and scare tactics" designed to encourage them to withdraw their support for a pharmacist prescribing trail in the State.
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Pharmacists prove value
Friday | Jan 31 2020AUSTRALIA'S bushfire crisis has highlighted the broadening role pharmacists are playing in supporting patients, however the Pharmacy Guild of Australia believes the profession needs to be empowered to do more.
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PSA issues Federal Budget wish list
Thursday | Jan 30 2020FRESH funding should be provided for a number of pharmacist-led services in the 2020-21 Federal Budget, to boost medicines safety, the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) believes.
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UK consultation to grow
Thursday | Jan 30 2020BRITISH pharmacists could see their scope expand to cover a broader range of symptoms and minor illnesses, if the NHS England's community pharmacist consultation service (CPCS) proves successful.
