Headlines
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Shape future for the end
Tuesday | Jul 18 2023WITH registrations climbing towards 1,000 delegates, the full program for the 2023 Oceanic Palliative Care Conference (23OPCC) to run from 13 to 15 Sep in Sydney has been released.
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Call to ‘get on’ with vaping reforms
Monday | Jul 17 2023AN AUSTRALIAN Standard nicotine vaping products (NVPs) manufacturer wants the Federal Government and respective State Health administrations to "get on with the job" of implementing major health reforms to tackle the nation's vaping black market.
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UTS delves into impacts
Monday | Jul 17 2023THE University of Technology (UTS) Community Pharmacy Barometer Interim Report from May draws further on the adverse impact of 60DD where 216 decision makers showed the lowest optimism scores since the Barometer Report started, in the value of their pharmacy business (PD 14 Jul).
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New standards approved
Monday | Jul 17 2023THE Australian Pharmacy Council (APC) confirmed last week that its Accreditation Standards for the credentialing of Aged Care On-site Pharmacists and Medication Management Review (MMR) pharmacists have been approved by the Department of Health and Aged Care (PD Breaking News Fri).
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Covid infects placenta
Monday | Jul 17 2023RESEARCH has revealed how the COVID-19 virus infects the placenta, and how this can be prevented.
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Interim Barometer report
Friday | Jul 14 2023AFTER the announcement of the 60DD policy in the Budget, the UTS Barometer Interim Report taken in May shows community pharmacists' confidence in their profession has completely plummeted to just 60.8 out of 200, the lowest to date since the Barometer started, when just in Nov 2022 the 12th UTS Barometer Report took the pulse of community pharmacy and found a healthy optimism at 146.8 out of 200 (PD Breaking News yesterday).
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DCO opens 100th store
Friday | Jul 14 2023DIRECT Chemist Outlet (DCO) has officially opened its 100th store in Reservoir, Victoria.
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Surging bird flu cases
Friday | Jul 14 2023THREE United Nations agencies on Wed warned that an ongoing rise in avian flu outbreaks globally have raised concerns that the virus might adapt to infect humans more easily, and urged countries to strengthen disease surveillance and improve hygiene at poultry farms, Reuters has reported.
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NostraData launches Informacy Portal
Thursday | Jul 13 2023RETAIL data specialist NostraData has just released its Informacy Portal, an intervention tool designed to mitigate the negative impact of the double dispensing policy and enhance prescription loyalty for partner pharmacies.
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Editor’s Choice: serums to say goodbye to crepe-like skin
Thursday | Jul 13 2023BOOST Lab has four new serums starting with the Edelweiss Neck Firming Serum (RRP:$39.95) to help pharmacy customers say "goodbye to crepe-like skin texture".