Headlines
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Pharmacist advice trusted
Wednesday | May 24 2017AUSTRALIANS turn to specialist healthcare professionals for trusted advice about their or their family's wellbeing, with doctors and pharmacists coming out on top in a new Reader's Digest survey.
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NAPSA, PSA seal new deal
Tuesday | May 23 2017THE National Australian Pharmacy Students' Association (NAPSA) has signed a revised partnership agreement with the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia, which will continue to see students welcomed to the upcoming PSA17 conference.
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Guild urges budget access
Tuesday | May 23 2017THE Pharmacy Guild of Australia's Queensland Branch has launched a new dedicated Pharmacy Business Support Team, with the aim of supporting members to access funding confirmed in the recent Federal Budget.
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SHPA Constitution revamp
Monday | May 22 2017PHARMACY assistants and technicians will be able to become voting members of the Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA) as part of a wide-ranging proposed makeover of the organisation's Constitution.
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FIP urges global cooperation
Monday | May 22 2017THE International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) has called on scientists, pharmacy practitioners and educators from across the globe to work together in order to respond to the world's "pressing health care needs".
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WSMIGA registration open
Friday | May 19 2017THE World Self Medication Industry has opened registrations for its upcoming General Assembly 2017 (WSMIGA) which will be held in Sydney from 17-19 Oct 2017.
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Review report submitted
Friday | May 19 2017THE long-awaited interim report from the Review of Pharmacy Remuneration and Regulation has been lodged with Health Minister Greg Hunt, with the Health Department last night telling PD it will be released publicly this financial year.
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AusCann taps Tas expertise
Thursday | May 18 2017ASX-LISTED medicinal cannabis producer AusCann has announced it is partnering with Tasmania Alkaloids, the world's largest poppy processor and producer and exporter of Thebaine (the ingredient in oxycodone, hydrocodone and buprenorphine - common to pain medications), to produce its medical cannabis stock.
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Pharmacist steroid charges
Thursday | May 18 2017THE Health Care Complaints Commission (HCCC) brought charges against 32-year-old pharmacist Adam Kennedy before the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal, which has handed down its decision including further restriction of products to be dispensed by Kennedy.
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e-Script firms seek ACCC tick
Wednesday | May 17 2017FRED IT Group offshoot eRx Script Exchange has lodged an application with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to extend the existing authorisation which allows it to cooperate with rival IP MDS Pty Ltd, formerly known as MediSecure.