Headlines
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Pharmacy confidence high – UTS
Monday | Dec 18 2017THE 2017 UTS Pharmacy Barometer has reached the highest confidence level in the measure's six-year history, reflecting gains in employee pharmacist remuneration and optimism that pharmacies will increase in value.
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PSA urges GP-pharmacy trial
Monday | Dec 18 2017THE Pharmaceutical Society of Australia has recommended the implementation of a large-scale trial to integrate pharmacists into general practice, as part of its submission for the 2018-19 Federal Budget which was unveiled today.
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SHPA residency expands
Friday | Dec 15 2017MORE Australian hospitals have decided to seek accreditation to host Foundation Residents through the Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA) Residency Program in 2018, growing the program by seven sites in the new year.
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Litigation drives investigation
Friday | Dec 15 2017FEAR of litigation and the need to manage patient expectations are the top two reasons why some health professionals are requesting unnecessary tests, treatments and procedures, according to new research from Choosing Wisely Australia.
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eRx reaches ‘critical mass’
Thursday | Dec 14 2017ERX Script Exchange has recorded a milestone this month, achieving 2 billion clinical records while also delivering most electronic prescriptions in under one second.
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Sigma’s LEAPP to success
Thursday | Dec 14 2017SIGMA Healthcare's LEAPP Dispensary Excellence program (PD 09 Mar 2017) is generating significant increases in pharmacy services and sales for the 46 pharmacies nationally who have taken up the program.
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VPA acts on pharmacy feedback
Wednesday | Dec 13 2017THE Victorian Pharmacy Authority (VPA) says it expects the outcome of an external review commissioned 12 months ago to "result in improvements to allow the Authority to ensure that the complex commercial arrangements common in the contemporary pharmacy ownership environment comply with the ownership restrictions of the Act".
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Weekes resigns from NPS
Wednesday | Dec 13 2017DR LYNN Weekes AM has confirmed her resignation as ceo of NPS MedicineWise, with the organisation's board saying she had executed "20 years of exceptional leadership".
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CPAP pharmacist training
Tuesday | Dec 12 2017PHARMACISTS are being empowered to consider offering professional services around sleep apnoea, with the release of a new training program focusing on continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) delivery.
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Amgen amends direct deal
Tuesday | Dec 12 2017AMGEN has announced changes to its controversial direct-to-pharmacy distribution model for Prolia, as part of its "ongoing commitment to work closely with community pharmacy to provide support through the transition".