News
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NSW pharmacists gain new forum
Monday | Sep 23 2024THE Pharmacy Stakeholder Forum, a collaborative initiative between the Pharmacy Council of NSW, the NSW Ministry of Health, and key pharmacy organisations, has been established to support pharmacists across the state.
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Dementia challenge
Monday | Sep 23 2024TO mark Dementia Action Week, three key publications last Fri highlighted the urgent need to address the challenges faced by individuals living with the illness.
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Visa innovation arrives
Friday | Sep 20 2024RAVEN'S Recruitment has launched an innovative visa program aimed at addressing the ongoing pharmacist workforce shortage across the country.
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Record meds returned
Friday | Sep 20 2024THE Return of Unwanted Medicines (RUM) Project has marked another record year, with nearly 826,000 kilograms of unwanted medicines being returned to community pharmacies across Australia.
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PMI offloads UK’s Vectura
Friday | Sep 20 2024PHILIP Morris International (PMI) has sold its UK-based inhaler company, Vectura Group, for 150 million (A$191.7 million).
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Working together
Friday | Sep 20 2024FOR this week's World Patient Safety Day, Advanced Pharmacy Australia (AdPha) has unveiled its third annual education series highlighting the role of collaboration in medication safety.
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Low-cost solution
Friday | Sep 20 2024DISPENSE Assist is a low-cost staffing solution with dispensary technicians available 24/7 at rates as low as $6.37 per hour, for a range of services.
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Medtronic fined
Friday | Sep 20 2024THE Federal Court of Australia has ordered Medtronic Australasia Pty Ltd to pay $22 million in penalties for unlawfully supplying 16,267 units of the Infuse Bone Graft Kit between Sep 2015 and Jan 2020 (PD breaking news).
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Donors needed
Friday | Sep 20 2024AUSTRALIA faces a critical shortage of registered stem cell donors, and the solution rests with younger Australians.
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Sleeping pill study
Friday | Sep 20 2024RESEARCHERS from Canada's Dalhousie University, in collaboration with Monash University, have developed a direct-to-patient intervention aimed at reducing long-term sleeping pill use in older adults with insomnia.
