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Free supermarket flu vaccinations
Friday | May 5 2017NEW Zealand's Countdown chain of supermarkets is offering free influenza vaccinations to all of its 18,000 staff this winter, with the immunisations to be administered by the group's own in-house pharmacists, reports NZ publication Pharmacy Today.
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US vax survey
Friday | May 5 2017THE American Pharmacists Association is conducting a national study across the US aiming to assess the extent to which community pharmacies engage in immunisation activities.
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MedAdvisor-Epilepsy Action
Friday | May 5 2017LISTED digital medication management company MedAdvisor has announced another partnership with a health group, with a new Epilepsy Action Australia pact aiming to improve health outcomes across the country.
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National ‘opt-out’ urged
Friday | May 5 2017THE Pharmacy Guild of Australia has said it welcomed the success of the My Health Record pilot projects which have confirmed the overwhelming benefits of the 'opt out' model involving automatic creation of patient records.
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New drug name change tool
Friday | May 5 2017THE Federal Health Department, together with professional groups, has developed a counselling tool on ingredient name changes for items listed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, with pharmacists urged to invest time explaining the changes when dispensing affected products.
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Dispensary Corner 04 May 17
Thursday | May 4 2017BLAME your sweet tooth on your liver! It seems the chocolate cravings some of us have badly could be affected by a liver hormone designated FGF21.
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The long and the short of pharmacy
Thursday | May 4 2017GOLD Coast pharmacist Veronica Moss is celebrating after being named the PSA MIMS Queensland Intern Pharmacist of the Year.
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TGA sanctions input
Thursday | May 4 2017THE Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has opened a consultation process to seek stakeholder's views on proposed legislative reforms to ensure the Act provides for an effective layered approach to compliance and enforcement.
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Swisse Health Symposium
Thursday | May 4 2017LAST Fri Swisse Wellness, together with partners CSIRO, Biostime Institute of Nutrition and Care (BINC), PGT Healthcare and AusBiotech hosted the inaugural Swisse Preventative Health Symposium at the Melbourne Arts Centre.