Headlines
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Codeine advertising alert
Tuesday | May 9 2017PHARMACISTS are being warned to remove any public advertising for medicines containing codeine in preparation for 01 Feb 2018, including product packaging, shelf, stand and floor advertising, dummy display products, website and social media material.
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UK mole scanning service
Monday | May 8 2017BRITISH pharmacy giant Boots is now offering to examine patients' moles, with a new service rolling out at 50 stores across the country after a successful trial last year.
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Pharmacist ‘superpowers’
Monday | May 8 2017PHARMACISTS working as integrated parts of the team in GP clinics have "superpowers," according to international expert Dr Kirsten Meisinger from Cambridge Health Alliance in Boston, USA.
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Supermarket appeal won
Monday | May 8 2017A pharmacist on the NSW Central Coast has won the right to operate a dispensary as part of a convenience store, after an Administrative Appeals Tribunal ruling following an initial decision by the Australian Community Pharmacy Authority denying him permission for the operation.
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MedAdvisor-Epilepsy Action
Friday | May 5 2017LISTED digital medication management company MedAdvisor has announced another partnership with a health group, with a new Epilepsy Action Australia pact aiming to improve health outcomes across the country.
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National ‘opt-out’ urged
Friday | May 5 2017THE Pharmacy Guild of Australia has said it welcomed the success of the My Health Record pilot projects which have confirmed the overwhelming benefits of the 'opt out' model involving automatic creation of patient records.
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New drug name change tool
Friday | May 5 2017THE Federal Health Department, together with professional groups, has developed a counselling tool on ingredient name changes for items listed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, with pharmacists urged to invest time explaining the changes when dispensing affected products.
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Pharmacy education key – FIP
Thursday | May 4 2017THE International Pharmaceutical Federation is calling on pharmacy leaders worldwide to engage in the ongoing education and development of the pharmacy workforce, as part of a full wrap up report from the organisation's Global Conference on Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Education which took place in Nanjing, China last Nov.
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New era for Sigma Healthcare
Thursday | May 4 2017THE Sigma Pharmaceuticals name is no longer, with the company's shareholders yesterday formally adopting the new Sigma Healthcare name, as flagged by Pharmacy Daily two months ago (PD 08 Mar).
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Codeine stockpiling alert
Thursday | May 4 2017THE Victorian Pharmacy Authority (VPA) has issued a formal warning about consumers attempting to stockpile S3 medicines containing codeine, in the lead-up to the rescheduling of the products as prescription only next year.