News
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New chronic pain program
Monday | Jan 29 2018THE Government's new $20m Pain MedsCheck program (PD breaking news Fri) will see pharmacists "build relationships with GPs and other health professionals who support patients with chronic pain," according to Health Minister Greg Hunt who announced the move with Guild president George Tambassis at his Vermont South Amcal Pharmacy.
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Dermal Therapy driveaway
Monday | Jan 29 2018LAST year, Amanda Donovan purchased a Dermal Therapy Foot Care product from Ramsay Pharmacy, Bondi, little knowing it would lead to her driving away in a brand new VW Polo.
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PD breaking news – Health minister confirms new $20m Pain MedsCheck trial
Thursday | Jan 25 2018All pharmacies across Australia to assist patients suffering chronic pain.
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Dispensary Corner 25 Jan 18
Thursday | Jan 25 2018WHILE it is advised you not go around tweaking the honkers of other people to test the theory, a new study suggests the temperature of a person's nose may be linked to how hard they are working their brain.
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Willach milestone
Thursday | Jan 25 2018PHARMACY dispensary systems specialist company Willach has announced its 2018 APP marketing campaign will celebrate the milestone achievement of delivering 1,000 dispensary solutions for Australian pharmacies.
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BD steps in for Rowa
Thursday | Jan 25 2018BECTON, Dickinson and Company has entered into a licensing agreement with the administrators of the collapsed Dose Innovations Pty Ltd (PD 23 Jan 2018), with the aim of minimising disruption to affected customers.
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20% stockpiling
Thursday | Jan 25 2018ONE in five people currently using codeine are stockpiling supplies, according to a survey conducted this month by "genetic interpretation company" MyDNA.
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API plots CSO action
Thursday | Jan 25 2018AUSTRALIAN Pharmaceutical Industries has warned that it will "pull the levers available to us" in relation to pharmacy distribution if current funding gaps in the Community Service Obligation (CSO) are not addressed.
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Guild leader blasts CMO
Thursday | Jan 25 2018DAVID Heffernan, president of the NSW branch of the Pharmacy Guild, has called on Chief Medical Officer Brendan Murphy to resign if he does not correct statements claiming OTC codeine causes 100 deaths per year in Australia.
