News
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Hunt editorial
Friday | May 26 2017HEALTH Minister Greg Hunt has provided an editorial for this week's Pharmacy Guild Forefront, reiterating his commitment to community pharmacy and detailing the recently concluded budget agreement with the Guild.
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Women prefer pharmacy
Friday | May 26 2017AUSTRALIAN women have gravitated to pharmacies for their cosmetic purchases, despite the proliferation of international chains setting up store across the country and online, according to new data from Roy Morgan Research released this week.
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Kiwi condom friction rises
Friday | May 26 2017THE New Zealand Pharmacy Guild has proposed a radical change to the way government-subsidised condoms and Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) are distributed across the country, as a response to a government consultation about bulk delivery.
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Dispensary Corner 25 May 17
Thursday | May 25 2017CITY living may have 101 conveniences but it could also be ruining people's health.
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Health tenders
Thursday | May 25 2017THE Department of Health has called for tenders for management advisory services to conduct the five-year review of the Health Star Rating system as well as a tender for strategic planning consultant services to support immunisation activities nationally through Primary Health Networks.
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Jen Morris joins NPS
Thursday | May 25 2017MELBOURNE-BASED consultant, health writer, science researcher, speaker and consumer advocate Jennifer Morris (pictured) has been appointed to the NPS MedicineWise Board as a non-executive director.
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PharmaTrack launch
Thursday | May 25 2017UNISYS Corporation has announced the launch of PharmaTrack, new software that combines "leading security, advanced data analytics and compliance technology in a single, unified platform to provide life sciences and healthcare companies enhanced visibility and oversight of the entire global pharmaceutical supply chain and thus help combat theft and counterfeit drugs".
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Survey – why CPD?
Thursday | May 25 2017PHARMACISTS are invited to share their thoughts on using continuing professional development (CPD) plans through a 5-10 minute survey and contribute to research at the Queensland University of Technology.
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Chemist Warehouse in Sigma sights
Thursday | May 25 2017SIGMA Healthcare yesterday warned that a plan by My Chemist/Chemist Warehouse (MC/CW) to source products from an alternate supplier could hit the Sigma bottom line by as much as $10 million this year (PD breaking news).