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Pharmacy investigators honoured
Tuesday | Nov 7 2017TWO prominent pharmacy researchers have been recognised at last week's Health Services Research Association of Australia & New Zealand (HSRAANZ) conference on the Gold Coast.
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Guild pushes back on AZ
Tuesday | Nov 7 2017THE Pharmacy Guild of Australia has added its voice to the chorus of protests against AstraZeneca's (AZ's) direct distribution move (PD 31 Oct), with the Guild confirming that it is "actively lobbying Health Minister Hunt.
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Blockchain script solution
Tuesday | Nov 7 2017DIGITAL disruption is coming to prescriptions, with the launch of a new Australian start-up company which promises to provide secure and centralised digital prescriptions using so-called 'Blockchain Technology' - the same principle behind internet currency Bitcoin.
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Guild-Priceline training link
Monday | Nov 6 2017THE Pharmacy Guild of Australia and Priceline Pharmacy have entered into a partnership arrangement to provide key training and education services to all Priceline Pharmacy team members.
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Codeine claims ’emotive’
Monday | Nov 6 2017THE current debate regarding the proposed rescheduling of over the counter (OTC) codeine-containing products to prescription only has driven some individuals and organisations to make claims "which are emotive and erroneous" according to the president of the NSW Branch of the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) Professor Peter Carroll.
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Concern over AZ direct move
Monday | Nov 6 2017PHARMACIES are being urged to contact their local MP, Health Minister Greg Hunt, the Pharmacy Guild and AstraZeneca (AZ) over the company's move to shift about a quarter of its products to direct distribution (PD 30 Oct).
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NZ pharmacists under threat
Friday | Nov 3 2017THE advent of Chemist Warehouse across the Tasman (PD Mon) is one of several significant threats to New Zealand pharmacies sector, according to a new report benchmarking the New Zealand pharmacy sector.
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TGA nods FreeStyle for kids
Thursday | Nov 2 2017CHILDREN can now be liberated from the pain of routine finger pricks through continuous diabetes sensing technology Abbott's FreeStyle Libre which the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has now approved for children aged 4-17 years.
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Bayer urges herbal standards
Thursday | Nov 2 2017PHARMACEUTICAL giant Bayer has urged the global industry to "look at creating globally accepted standards governing the development of herbal products," with about 32% of all pharmaceutical drugs currently based on botanicals.
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Judy Jacka lifetime legacy
Thursday | Nov 2 2017LONG time author and advocate for complementary medicines Judy Jacka (pictured) has been awarded the Lady Cilento Award for her lifetime achievements and contribution of over 60 years in the field of natural therapies and complementary medicine at CMA's 2017 Annual Conference and Industry Awards Dinner held last week in Sydney.