Headlines
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Scholarship applications up 100%
Thursday | Nov 17 2016PHARMACY Cricket has received a 100% increase in the number of applications for the two scholarships which they award each season to any student studying pharmacy in Australia.
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VPA monitors ownership
Thursday | Nov 17 2016THE Victorian Pharmacy Authority (VPA) has flagged ongoing close scrutiny of "commercial arrangements that pharmacies have with third parties," to ensure that the ownership provisions specified in the Victorian Pharmacy Regulation Act 2010 are upheld.
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Harvey urges ad submissions
Wednesday | Nov 16 2016HEALTH activist Ken Harvey has urged Pharmacy Daily readers to respond to the options put forward in the latest TGA consultation paper on advertising of therapeutic goods.
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PSA pharmacy GP training
Wednesday | Nov 16 2016THE Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) has created a new education program and set of resources to support pharmacists who work in general practice environments.
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National antimicrobial plan
Tuesday | Nov 15 2016HUMANS and animals will be better protected from the immediate global threat of antimicrobial resistance under the Australian Government's new National plan, developed in partnership with health professionals, research communities, veterinarians and agricultural industries, the Health Department announced.
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TGA enforcement deficit
Tuesday | Nov 15 2016THE Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has marked itself down on its key performance indicator (KPI) scorecard for the period 2015-16 in relation to compliance and enforcement matters, but states that it performed to expectations on most other parameters.
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Ley launches diabetes trial
Monday | Nov 14 2016HEALTH minister Sussan Ley has formally launched the Pharmacy Diabetes Screening Trial (PD 19 Oct), at an event on Sat at Amcal Chempro Pharmacy in Ashmore on the Gold Coast, Queensland.
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Alibaba record for CWH
Monday | Nov 14 2016CHEMIST Warehouse was the biggest-selling overseas merchant on China's Alibaba TMall on Fri, during the portal's annual 'Singles Day' sales extravaganza.
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Enterprise bargaining test
Friday | Nov 11 2016PROFESSIONALS Australia, the union group advocating for professionals in fields such as engineering, science, IT, pharmacy, management and others, has challenged the enterprise bargaining system in Australia.
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Embrace innovation – PSA
Friday | Nov 11 2016THE Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) national president Joe Demarte has issued a warning to his colleagues to embrace new opportunities for the profession or risk missing openings for professional growth, in an "evidence-based" document facing issues around integration of pharmacists into GP practices.