Headlines
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MediTracker app rollout
Monday | Apr 24 2017PATIENTS who visit IPN Medical Centres across Australia will soon be able to access their own medical data - including medication lists - via a smartphone app.
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AHPRA ad compliance strategy
Friday | Apr 21 2017THE Pharmacy Board of Australia and the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency has published a new "Advertising compliance and enforcement strategy," with the document detailing the management of advertising complaints and the regulatory powers available to deal with breaches of the National Law.
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API forecasts 10% uplift
Friday | Apr 21 2017AUSTRALIAN Pharmaceutical Industries says despite fragile consumer confidence it continues to expect its full year profit after tax to increase by 10% this year.
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UK ‘hub-and-spoke’ rollout
Thursday | Apr 20 2017BRITISH pharmacy group Well Pharmacy has confirmed plans to roll out so-called "hub-and-spoke" dispensing across its entire network later this year.
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Shoplifters caught on cam
Thursday | Apr 20 2017A video of four teenagers allegedly shoplifting from a south-east Queensland Chemist Warehouse store has gone viral.
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Chicago pharmacist workload battle
Thursday | Apr 20 2017AUTHORITIES in Chicago, USA have proposed new regulations which would limit the hours and workloads of pharmacists.
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Amazon seeks local suppliers
Thursday | Apr 20 2017THE Australian pharmacy sector faces a new threat - or opportunity - in the form of US online retailing giant Amazon, which has today confirmed it will roll out a full retail offering here from next year.
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Long-term steroids risk
Wednesday | Apr 19 2017AN AUSTRALIAN review into the monitoring of long-term effects of corticosteroids has renewed a call for clinicians, pharmacists and patients to work together and take preventative steps to minimise risk of bone loss and fracture, particularly in older people.
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Priceline loyalty relaunch
Wednesday | Apr 19 2017PRICELINE Pharmacy's Sister Club, claimed to be the biggest health and beauty loyalty program in Australia, has relaunched the program with extra benefits for its more than 6.4 million members.
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Flu vaccine now available
Tuesday | Apr 18 2017Quadrivalent vaccines designed to protect Australians against four strains of this year's influenza virus are now available both in the private market and under the National Immunisation Program (NIP), according to a Health Department update.