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GSK Ermington plant to close
Friday | Nov 4 2016GLAXOSMITHKLINE has confirmed the closure of its manufacturing site in the Sydney suburb of Ermington, with the facility to cease operation in 2020.
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Pharmacists in cardiac clinic
Friday | Nov 4 2016TWO normally Melbourne-based pharmacists have volunteered their time to travel across regional Queensland in a mobile cardiac clinic to help support local pharmacists in providing medicine reviews and in-depth discussions with patients about their medicine.
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Priceline ‘100% Woman’ promo
Thursday | Nov 3 2016PRICELINE Pharmacy has launched a new advertising campaign, highlighting its position as the number one health and beauty retailer in Australia.
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Corum’s new suite on track
Thursday | Nov 3 2016PHARMACY software supplier Corum Health says it's committed to "reasserting a leading role in the supply of not only software, but of software solutions to community pharmacies and to pharmacy groups".
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Guild plots restructure
Thursday | Nov 3 2016THE Pharmacy Guild of Australia is set to operate a referendum of its members, asking for approval to move to a new membership model based on premises alone.
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National cannabis plan call
Wednesday | Nov 2 2016THE release of cannabis cultivation and manufacture licences (PD 28 Oct 16) has prompted the Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA) to call for the development of common legislation across all states.
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PSA honours Maree Smith
Tuesday | Nov 1 2016THE Pharmaceutical Society of Australia has awarded its highest honour, the 2016 Bowl of Hygeia, to Queensland pharmacist Professor Maree Smith (pictured).
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ASMI Diamond Awards
Tuesday | Nov 1 2016THE Australian Self Medication Industry (ASMI) recognised excellence in sales and marketing at the ASMI Diamond Awards dinner last week, attended by more than 200 industry personnel at Le Montage in Sydney.
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Review extended until May
Tuesday | Nov 1 2016THE outcome of the government's Review of Pharmacy Remuneration and Regulation will now not be handed down until May 2017, after Health Minister Sussan Ley and Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull agreed to extend the original timeframe for delivery of the review panel's final report.
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Alliance pharmacist guarantee
Monday | Oct 31 2016INDEPENDENT pharmacy group Pharmacy Alliance has announced the next stage of their consumer strategy at Members Meetings held across the nation this month.