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Tassone slams AMA hypocrisy
Monday | Aug 27 2018PHARMACY Guild Victorian branch president Anthony Tassone says a renewed call by doctors' groups to open up pharmacy ownership to non-pharmacists "beggars belief," in the light of the medical profession's own experiences with corporatisation.
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NSW PATY finalist named
Monday | Aug 27 2018PHARMACY assistant Alice Vanderpol from Moama Village Pharmacy (pictured right) has been chosen to represent NSW at the National Finals of the 2018 Pharmacy Guild of Australia/Maxigesic Pharmacy Assistant of the Year award.
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New pharmacy marketplace
Monday | Aug 27 2018PHARMABASKET, a new peer-to-peer online marketplace for pharmacists and suppliers will formally launch next month, with the aim of helping deal with unwanted S3 and S4 stock items.
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New cough guidance
Monday | Aug 27 2018BRITAIN'S National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has issued new draft guidance on treatment of coughs, with antibiotics no longer recommended as the first line of treatment.
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Hunt back in the health saddle
Monday | Aug 27 2018NEWLY elected Prime MInister Scott Morrison has chosen to favour continuity in his ministry, yesterday confirming that Greg Hunt would continue in the role of Federal Minister for Health.
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PDL practice alert
Monday | Aug 27 2018PHARMACEUTICAL Defence Limited has issued a practice update on Look Alike, Sound Alike (LASA) medication errors, and the practice of Tall Man lettering to help distinguish similar-sounding drugs from each other.
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VPA consultation
Monday | Aug 27 2018THE Victorian Pharmacy Authority is inviting stakeholders to provide feedback on a draft version of new guidelines which include changes relating to codeine, immunisation and required documentation.
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Local cannabis sale
Monday | Aug 27 2018WA-BASED Little Green Pharma has announced the availability of what it says is the first Australian-grown and manufactured medicinal cannabis products.
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