Headlines
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Qld dispensing catchup
Friday | Feb 17 2017RECENT changes to Queensland legislation mean that community pharmacies across Australia can now ensure the continued supply of some medicines to patients, according to an article in the latest Pharmacy Guild Forefront.
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Cannabis advisory group
Friday | Feb 17 2017A BROAD cross-section of medical and health representatives, including the national vice president of the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia(PSA), have been appointed to the government's newly established Australian Advisory Council on the Medicinal Use of Cannabis.
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Pharmacy mental health resource
Thursday | Feb 16 2017THE Mental Health Commission of NSW has developed new resources for patients with a mental health concern, to be distributed to communities through over 2,000 pharmacies and neighbourhood centres this month.
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CMs ‘not going away’ – Guild
Thursday | Feb 16 2017THE $4.7 billion complementary medicines industry is "not going away, no matter how much its detractors huff and puff," according to Pharmacy Guild executive director David Quilty.
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Oral contraceptive OTC in NZ
Wednesday | Feb 15 2017NEW Zealand's Medsafe regulatory agency has accepted a recommendation to change the classification of certain oral contraceptives from 'prescription' to 'restricted' medicines.
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TGA plots new CM regime
Wednesday | Feb 15 2017THE Therapeutic Goods Administration is seeking feedback on key reforms to the regulation of complementary medicines, with the aim of increasing transparency for consumers, providing additional flexibility for industry and supporting innovation - while maintaining the safety and quality of therapeutic goods in Australia.
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ABC ‘undermines’ CM choice
Tuesday | Feb 14 2017THE pharmacy and complementary medicines sectors have responded strongly to last night's ABC Four Corners report on the sale of CMs in Australia, with Complementary Medicines Australia (CMA) branding the broadcast as "misinformation" and the Guild saying the program highlights the important role of community pharmacy in advising patients on all aspects of medicines.
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Supercare Pharmacies tender
Monday | Feb 13 2017VICTORIAN Minister for Health Jill Hennessy has called for tenders for the next seven Supercare Pharmacies which will open 24-hours-a-day, every day, with a nurse on site from 6 to 10pm.
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Pharmacy MyHR funding
Monday | Feb 13 2017THE Australian Digital Health Agency is offering community pharmacy software vendors grants of up to $250,000 to upgrade their products to support the My Health Record (MyHR) system.
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Pharmacy Cricket scores
Friday | Feb 10 2017WELL-LIKED cricket legend and commentator Bill Lawry celebrated with pharmacists of Australia in the MCG Long Room on the occasion of the 10th National Pharmacy Cricket Carnival last month.