Headlines
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Pharmacy practice advance
Monday | Mar 5 2018PHARMACY Development Australia has launched a new online portal designed to take pharmacists wanting to progress to higher levels of advanced practice.
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CBA urges pay increases
Friday | Mar 2 2018THE Commonwealth Bank's national head of healthcare, Cameron Ziebell, says he believes remuneration for employed pharmacists will need to be reviewed "to ensure overall business performance is aligned with the owner".
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145 year-old pharmacy to close
Friday | Mar 2 2018IT'S the end of an era for an Australian pharmacy icon, with Sydney's Soul Pattinson Chemist on Pitt Street Mall set to close its doors after 145 years of trading.
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PSA blasts ACA methadone report
Friday | Mar 2 2018FOLLOWING a story on Channel 9's A Current Affair this week beating up the issue of patients taking methadone putting drivers at risk from car accidents, Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) national president Shane Jackson has supported Australian pharmacists with some clarity on the subject.
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ACT joins free kids vax club
Friday | Mar 2 2018THE Australian Capital Territory has followed Queensland, NSW and Victoria with the introduction of free influenza vaccinations for Canberra children aged between six months and five years this winter.
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Vic clarifies pharmacy trusts
Thursday | Mar 1 2018THE Victorian Pharmacy Authority (VPA) has confirmed the rollout of a random audit program of pharmacy business ownership and commercial arrangements.
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Ramsay grows pharmacy
Thursday | Mar 1 2018ASX-LISTED Ramsay Health Care (RHC), in its first half 2018 financial results, has reported adding 23 retail pharmacies to its Australian network during the six months to 31 Dec, bringing the total number to 54, including the addition of Queensland's Malouf Pharmacy business (PD 15 Nov 2017) which was finalised just prior to Christmas.
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Self-care strategy lacking
Wednesday | Feb 28 2018DRAWING the boundaries between individual self care and professional health care is a complex minefield with a lack of strategic direction in the Australian healthcare environment, according to a report by the Australian Health Policy Collaboration.
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GBMA appoints new ceo
Wednesday | Feb 28 2018THE Generics and Biosimilar Medicines Association (GBMA) has confirmed the appointment of Marnie Peterson as its new Chief Executive Officer.
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MedAdvisor hospital push
Tuesday | Feb 27 2018LISTED medication adherence specialist MedAdvisor says it has a "significant opportunity for expansion within the hospital channel," and is currently developing a new product and process to handle hospital admissions & discharges.