Headlines
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Pharmacy vaccination guide
Friday | Sep 15 2017THE Pharmacy Guild of Australia has developed a Vaccination Service Business Support Guide and Workbook to provide pharmacy owners with information on how to implement a vaccination service within their pharmacy to ensure they are providing a quality and consistent service.
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Pharmintercom tracks trends
Friday | Sep 15 2017NATIONAL president of the Pharmacy Guild of Australia George Tambassis hosted the presidents and ceos of the national bodies for community pharmacy from the United Kingdom, Ireland, New Zealand, the United States, Canada and South Africa at Pharmintercom last week.
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Disaster mitigation plans
Thursday | Sep 14 2017PHARMACISTS have an ethical duty to accept responsibility, as health care professionals, for providing aid to others in disaster situations, the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) says in a new Statement of Policy released yesterday.
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Customers become advocates
Thursday | Sep 14 2017KEYNOTE speaker, consultant, media commentator and author of 'Turning Customers into Advocates', Amanda Stevens (pictured), will be there to inspire delegates at this year's Pharmacy Assistant National Conference (PA2017).
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Maxigesic $20k winner
Thursday | Sep 14 2017TAYLA Laverty, from Prospect in Tasmania, stared down the barrel of a one-in-100 chance of becoming an instant millionaire last weekend, thanks to the nationwide Maxigesic 'Chance to win $1 million' promotion.
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Pharmacists connected
Thursday | Sep 14 2017PHARMACY Connect, held 01 - 03 Sep at Hilton Sydney, saw over 700 pharmacists, industry representatives and pharmacy students work through three days of educational and motivational sessions along with networking opportunities.
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Community Pharmacy 2025
Thursday | Sep 14 2017THE Pharmacy Guild of Australia has launched a "thought starter" paper titled 'Community Pharmacy 2025 -- Introduction'.
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SHPA flies FIP flag high
Thursday | Sep 14 2017AUSTRALIA has held its head up high at the annual International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) World Congress of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, with national pharmacy initiatives recognised across 10 out of 13 Pharmaceutical Workforce Development Goals (PWDGs).
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Pharmacists self care focus
Wednesday | Sep 13 2017THE importance of the full involvement of pharmacists in self care should be promoted by governments and insurers, the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) has said in its Statement of Policy "Pharmacy: Gateway to care".
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Cannabis studies lacking
Wednesday | Sep 13 2017ALTHOUGH cannabis contains more than 60 pharmacologically active cannabinoids, the usual pharmacokinetic pharmacodynamic bioavailability and toxicology studies are lacking, the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) says.