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Tassie concerns raised
Friday | May 19 2023TASMANIAN pharmacy owners met Labor Senator Anne Urquhart in Ulverstone this week, to explain the impacts of the Govt's move to 60-day dispensing.
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New Qld Health Minister
Friday | May 19 2023QUEENSLAND'S new Health Minister Shannon Fentiman (pictured) was appointed yesterday following a cabinet reshuffle, with industry bodies keen to work closely with her across a range of initiatives.
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80-year-old antibiotic gets a relook
Friday | May 19 2023AN OLD antibiotic may provide much-needed protection against multi-drug resistant bacterial infections, according to a new study published recently in the journal PLOS Biology by James Kirby of Harvard Medical School, US, and colleagues.
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Sigma: 60-day rule to hit store traffic
Thursday | May 18 2023SIGMA Healthcare says it's still too early to assess the knock-on effect of the Government's budget decision to facilitate 60-day dispensing on more than 300 medicines, but has pledged to "continue to support our customers and work on initiatives to drive efficiency across the supply chain".
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PSA WA Pres elect is Ray
Thursday | May 18 2023KRISTIAN Ray MPS (pictured)has been elected as President of the Pharmaceutical Society's Western Australia Branch, following a meeting of the newly elected committee this week.
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‘Buy It Right’ says PAG
Thursday | May 18 2023THE Platform Alliance Group (PAG) acknowledges that better management of inventory costs is required, to manage potential reduction in dispensary income, due to the 60-day dispensing policy.
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Editor’s choice: Fillers at your fingertips with no needles
Thursday | May 18 2023THE SkinDoctors Instant Effects range has clinically proven formulations that work to smooth the appearance of wrinkles, helps tighten eye bags, lift and firm skin for a younger appearance.
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Under-detection of Autism in girls
Thursday | May 18 2023GIRLS with autism tend to be diagnosed later than boys, largely because they can present with different characteristics than those classically related to autism.
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Health Act amendment
Wednesday | May 17 2023A SPOKESPERSON for the Pharmacy Guild of Australia said that for "some time there had been a small number of unapproved pharmacy owners who had been working around the law regarding the supply of pharmaceutical benefits, despite steps taken by the Government to control this.
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JV for Vitura and Releaf
Wednesday | May 17 2023VITURA Health has established an unincorporated joint venture (JV) with Australian-based Releaf Group which is expected to increase the volume of medicinal cannabis products prescribed and distributed through the CanView platform, the number of patients and prescribers registered, and using the platform's functionality.