Headlines
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Victorian guideline revision
Thursday | Aug 3 2017THE Victorian Pharmacy Authority is inviting feedback on new draft guidelines, which specify that where dispensing stations are designed for forward dispensing "there should be at least one additional non-forward dispensing station which is not accessible to the public".
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Hospitals untapped resource
Wednesday | Aug 2 2017THE interim report of the Review of Pharmacy Remuneration and Regulation "fails to acknowledge or leverage the pivotal role of hospital pharmacists in ensuring Australians have appropriate and convenient access to medicines", according to the Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA).
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New compounding guideline
Wednesday | Aug 2 2017THE Pharmacy Board of Australia has released its long-awaited guideline on the Compounding of Sterile Injectable Medicines, with the document replacing the section 'Expiry of compounded parental medicines' in the Board's Guidelines on compounding of medicines.
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QUM labelling changes
Tuesday | Aug 1 2017THE Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has announced improvements to medicines labelling in Australia, developing resources to support health professionals in their communications with patients.
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Aboriginal health group
Tuesday | Aug 1 2017THE PSA has launched a Special Interest Group (SIG) in recognition of the growing number of pharmacists working in Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations (ACCHOs), aiming to provide support for the specific needs and skills needed in this area.
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Hijacked review misses
Tuesday | Aug 1 2017RIDDLED with problems of missed deadlines, hijacked agendas and conflicts of interest, the Interim Report of the Pharmacy Remuneration and Regulation Review is "fundamentally flawed and inherently damaging", concludes the Pharmacy Guild of Australia in its submission to the Government.
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Dragon’s Blood infusion
Monday | Jul 31 2017AUSTRALIAN-OWNED cosmetics, skincare and personal care leader Heat Doward has announced its move to bring Skin Physics' top-selling Dragon's Blood cosmeceuticals to its extensive pharmacy network.
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Hunt funds national ERRCD
Monday | Jul 31 2017HEALTH Minister Greg Hunt opened the PSA17 conference in Sydney last Fri just after unveiling a $16 million plan to deliver the national roll-out of real-time prescription monitoring for medicines, to "directly address the needless loss of life from misuse of these drugs" (PD breaking news).
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Pharmacy languishing – PSA
Monday | Jul 31 2017PSA president Shane Jackson has revealed a proposal to undertake a large scale consultation to develop a 10-year Action Plan for pharmacist services in Australia.
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Creso’s Canada expansion
Friday | Jul 28 2017AUSTRALIAN-LISTED medicinal cannabis company Creso Pharma continues to grow its presence overseas, this time taking its first steps into the lucrative Canadian cannabis market.