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College backs move to join Qld Guild
Tuesday | Jan 21 2020MEMBERS of the Australian College of Pharmacy have voted in favour of a proposal that will see the organisation come under the management of the Pharmacy Guild of Australia Queensland Branch.
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Sigma’s bushfire support
Tuesday | Jan 21 2020EXTENDED credit, deliveries of vital medicines using Australian Defence Force infrastructure, a $25,000 donation to a fund to support the profession, and regular communication, have been some of the ways pharmaceutical wholesaler, Sigma Healthcare, is supporting pharmacies in bushfire affected regions.
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Emergency measures need reform
Monday | Jan 20 2020PHARMACISTS need greater freedom to initiate treatment in emergency scenarios, a pharmacist who works in the aged care sector believes.
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Court backs pharmacist
Monday | Jan 20 2020GERMAN pharmacists have been given the green light to decline to dispense emergency contraception to patients based on their religious beliefs, following a court ruling last week.
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Cobargo Pharmacy reopens after fire
Friday | Jan 17 2020COBARGO Pharmacy reopened its doors on Mon, two weeks after a deadly bushfire swept through the NSW township, claiming the lives of two men and destroying close to half the buildings on the main street.
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Ban for ice-pipe import
Friday | Jan 17 2020A WESTERN Australian pharmacist has been reprimanded and disqualified from reapplying for registration, for two months for her role in the illegal importation of 150 "ice-pipes", following a state Administrative Tribunal hearing.
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Academics offer bushfire support
Thursday | Jan 16 2020ACADEMICS from pharmacy schools across Australia are offering their services to assist pharmacists affected by the bushfires in NSW, Victoria and South Australia.
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CEO delivers in bushfires
Thursday | Jan 16 2020WITH pharmacists in regional parts of NSW and Victoria directly impacted by the ongoing bushfire crisis, Advantage Pharmacy CEO, Steven Kastrinakis, has been on the frontline supporting owners by delivering supplies to affected stores.
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SA issues regional dispensing order
Wednesday | Jan 15 2020EMERGENCY dispensing provisions announced by the South Australian Government yesterday (PD breaking news) will only apply to patients affected by the Kangaroo Island bushfires, the Pharmacy Guild of Australia reveals.
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Not too late to prepare for bushfires
Wednesday | Jan 15 2020PHARMACISTS operating in rural and regional parts of Australia are being urged to create and implement bushfire emergency plans, by Guild Insurance.
