News
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Workers on strike at CWH
Tuesday | Mar 12 2019MEMBERS of the National Union of Workers this morning kicked off indefinite strike action at Chemist Warehouse (CWH) distribution centres, confirming the walkout endorsed last week (PD 04 Mar).
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All the faces of APP2019
Tuesday | Mar 12 2019LAST week's Australian Pharmacy Professional Conference and Exhibition on the Gold Coast saw hundreds of exhibitors showcase their wares to delegates.
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Canesten pH self-test
Tuesday | Mar 12 2019BAYER has launched Canesten Vaginal pH Self Test, a unique at home self-diagnosis test to assist women who are experiencing unusual vaginal symptoms.
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Win $1,000 in tipping!
Tuesday | Mar 12 2019GUILD Digital has generously agreed to sponsor this year's Pharmacy Daily NRL and AFL tipping competitions.
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Antivirals meeting
Tuesday | Mar 12 2019STAKEHOLDERS involved in the Antivirals for Hepatitis C Stakeholder Meeting met on 13 Dec 2018 to discuss the prescribing requirements for PBS-subsidised access to direct-acting antiviral (DAA) regimens - the outcome statement is now at pbs.com.au.
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PBS payments faster
Tuesday | Mar 12 2019THE Federal Department of Human Services has advised of shorter payment cycles for PBS online payments.
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TGA ‘Drop-In Day’
Tuesday | Mar 12 2019THE Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) is seeking expressions of interest in a potential "Drop-In Day" allowing stakeholders registering products to consult around the regulatory process for up to 50 minutes, free of charge.
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Opioid use debate
Tuesday | Mar 12 2019WHILE recent research out of Monash University has declared the move to make codeine prescription-only has had no effect on the rate of prescribed opioid use, Pharmacy Guild of Australia Victorian Branch President Anthony Tassone is unequivocal that there has been a rise in opioid prescriptions.
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Dispensary Corner 12 Mar 19
Tuesday | Mar 12 2019AMERICAN pharmacy giant CVS is changing its on-hold music, after a plea from a Boston-based doctor who said the current CVS jingle played on the pharmacy phone system "haunted him day and night".
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