News
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Spiriva Respimat PBS
Friday | Feb 22 2019FEDERAL Minister for Health Greg Hunt has announced the PBS funding of long-acting muscarinic antagonist Spiriva Respimat, from Boehringer Ingelheim (BI), for children six years and older with severe asthma.
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DDS tops Morgan poll
Friday | Feb 22 2019NATIONAL pharmacy brand, Discount Drug Stores (DDS), has scooped the top prize for Roy Morgan's Annual Customer Satisfaction Awards in the Chemist/ Pharmacy category for 2018.
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Paid parental leave
Friday | Feb 22 2019EPIC Pharmacy Group and Slade Pharmacy Group have announced the introduction of a paid parental leave policy which will be available to all employees from 31 Mar 2019.
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APP Great Debate
Friday | Feb 22 2019THIS year's Australian Pharmacy Professional (APP) conference will again feature the Great Debate as two teams of prominent pharmacy leaders, Team Australia and The World, argue the proposition 'Australia is ahead of the pack'.
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Dispensary Corner 22 Feb 19
Friday | Feb 22 2019IMAGINE going into hospital to have a procedure done on your leg only to have your dentures misplaced by the staff - it sounds like a real kick in the teeth, right?.
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NP in Superloop Adelaide 500
Thursday | Feb 21 2019SOUTH Australian-based National Pharmacies will feature on Nick Percat's #8 ZB Commodore (pictured) for the 2019 Supercar season opening event, the Superloop Adelaide 500, starting 28 Feb.
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Emergency medicines call
Thursday | Feb 21 2019PROMPTED by yet another emergency situation threatening medicines access for patients, namely the tragic Townsville floods, the Pharmacy Guild of Australia has called for three key changes around medicines supply to consumers.
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Expanding role in asthma
Thursday | Feb 21 2019THE National Asthma Council of Australia has called for training and funding for pharmacists around asthma management including written asthma action plans (WAAPs).
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Pharmacist crucial unique position
Thursday | Feb 21 2019THE Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2018 report revealed 95% of Australian children do not consume the recommended number of serves of vegetables each day, and more than two-thirds exceed the recommended intake of free sugars.
