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Guild-PSA codeine resources
Friday | Oct 20 2017ANTICIPATING the needs of community pharmacies around Australia, the Pharmacy Guild of Australia and the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) have collaborated under Federal Government funding to develop resources in preparation for the 01 Feb 2018 transition of medicines containing codeine becoming Prescription Only.
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Vic confirms recording roll-out
Friday | Oct 20 2017VICTORIA is pressing ahead with its own $29.5 million real-time prescription monitoring system, with enabling legislation passing the state's parliament yesterday.
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Codeine letter revealed
Thursday | Oct 19 2017A joint letter to Australia's health ministers penned by doctors' groups, Pain Australia and the Consumers Health Forum has been made public, with the organisations reiterating the Therapeutic Goods Administration's key findings from the review of codeine use.
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Ailments scheme urged
Thursday | Oct 19 2017IMPLEMENTING self-care policies such as pharmacy-based minor ailments services is a cost-effective way to reduce the load on hospital emergency departments, according to a presentation yesterday at the World Self Medication Industry General Assembly in Sydney.
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CW to soar through the sky
Wednesday | Oct 18 2017IN AN Australian and global first, Chemist Warehouse (CW) has announced it will partner with X's Project Wing to test drone delivery technology (pictured) to households in ACT and Queanbeyan regions.
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Pharmacy: Gateway to Care
Wednesday | Oct 18 2017THE 5,700 community pharmacies spread across the Australian landscape are the obvious gateway to patient self care, according to the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP), says FIP Fellow pharmacist Paul Sinclair (pictured).
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GPs blast Guild lobbying
Wednesday | Oct 18 2017THE Pharmacy Guild has rejected "outrageous and baseless claims" by doctors groups, which have accused it of trying to buy a change in codeine policy through donations to political parties.
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Opioid doctor struck off
Tuesday | Oct 17 2017THE Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) has confirmed the suspension of the Australian medical registration of a GP after pharmacists in Alaska raised concerns about his prescribing patterns.
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Life Pharmacy in the pink!
Tuesday | Oct 17 2017THE Life Pharmacy Group has again celebrated its support for Breast Cancer Awareness month across its metro and country stores.
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EBOS upbeat about 2018
Tuesday | Oct 17 2017EBOS Limited, the majority owner of the TerryWhite Chemmart group, says its healthcare business continues to perform strongly despite the ongoing impact of PBS reforms and lower levels of activity in the non-presciption OTC channel.