Headlines
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Pharmacy big-data mining
Tuesday | May 8 2018THE Pharmacy Guild of Australia has announced a new initiative called GuildData, a system by which the Guild will access members' pharmacy data to support the Guild's ongoing advocacy work.
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Two wins for Life Pharmacy
Tuesday | May 8 2018THE partners and team at Life Pharmacy Group (LPG) have warmly congratulated Tim Stewart (Guild Intern of the Year - pictured right) and the team at Cooleman Court Pharmacy (GuildCare Pharmacy of the Year Finalist and runner up Brad Butt pictured above with Guild national president George Tambassis) on their recent successes at APP2018, with LPG group professional manager Mark Silcock saying, "being part of such a supportive and innovative pharmacy group means anything is possible".
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VPA revises trust processes
Tuesday | May 8 2018THE Victorian Pharmacy Authority will charge a $1,500 additional fee for the preparation of a Trust Certification Checklist and Schedule of Amendments in the case of applications by trusts which are deemed to be non-compliant with the relevant legislation.
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Pharmacist prescribing by 2020
Monday | May 7 2018PHARMACEUTICAL Society of Australia national president Shane Jackson says he expects pharmacists in Australia to be prescribing within two years, with the only barrier being enabling of legislation in various jurisdictions.
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King: pharmacy crucial role
Monday | May 7 2018SHADOW Minister for Health Catherine King has acknowledged the "crucial role" of pharmacy in Australia's health care system and highlighted the Labor Party's "commitment to partnering with you on the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead".
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Hunt responds to Review
Friday | May 4 2018HEALTH Minister Greg Hunt has released the government's response to the controversial King Review of Pharmacy Remuneration and Regulation (PD breaking news), with the majority of the recommendations from the report being rejected.
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Guild corporate concern
Thursday | May 3 2018PHARMACY Guild executive director David Quilty has cited the huge controversy around the Banking Royal Commission in recent days to sound a warning about the "corporatisation" of the Australian pharmacy sector.
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Sigma sleep testing rollout
Thursday | May 3 2018AMCAL and Guardian pharmacies across Australia are set to significantly boost their professional services offering, with Sigma Healthcare announcing the national roll-out of "the most comprehensive sleep apnoea testing program in Australia's history" next month.
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Amcal phases out plastic
Wednesday | May 2 2018AMCAL has announced it will be the first major pharmacy retail chain in Australia to phase out plastic bags in its stores.
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MedAdvisor expands PlusOne
Tuesday | May 1 2018LISTED medication adherence provider MedAdvisor has seen month-on-month growth of 24% since Jul 2017 in the number of pharmacies offering its PlusOne patient engagement software.