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NZ social furore
Wednesday | Jan 20 2021CONSUMER New Zealand, a non-profit advocacy group across the Tasman, has been blasted for reposting a 2003 article on social media slamming pharmacist behaviour during a mystery shopping exercise.
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Dispensary Corner 20 Jan 21
Wednesday | Jan 20 2021DRUG policy can have wide-reaching effects beyond simple decriminalisation - as evidenced by a new study published in the Economics and Human Biology journal which found legalising marijuana in the US has led to a big jump in the sale of snacks.
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Regional pharmacy needs a WIP
Tuesday | Jan 19 2021PHARMACY owners operating in regional cities need access to a Workforce Incentive Program (WIP) rather than $3,000 from the Rural Pharmacy Maintenance Allowance (RPMA), the Rural Pharmacy Network Australia (RPNA) believes.
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Priceline provides data
Tuesday | Jan 19 2021FREE in-pharmacy health checks conducted using SiSU Health Stations are providing a deeper insight into the health of Australians, Priceline Pharmacy General Manager, Andrew Vidler, believes.
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Pharmacy fined
Tuesday | Jan 19 2021A VICTORIAN pharmacy owner has been ordered to pay $5,000 for failing to comply with local council planning rules.
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Inequity of COVAX access a failure
Tuesday | Jan 19 2021WORLD Health Organization (WHO) Secretary General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, is warning that inequity of access to COVID-19 vaccines (COVAX) could put the world "on the brink of a catastropic moral failure".
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Dispensary Corner 19 Jan 21
Tuesday | Jan 19 2021YOU would think that it would be difficult to have someone officially declared dead.
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Regional pharmacy education critical
Monday | Jan 18 2021PHARMACY owners in Far North Queensland are showing their support for the expansion of James Cook University's (JCU's) pharmacy program to its Cairns and Mackay campuses, by funding an advertising campaign for the course.
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Independent CAM training needed
Monday | Jan 18 2021HIGH-QUALITY evidence-based information resources and independent training programs are needed to boost pharmacists' acceptance of an ethical framework for the sale of complementary medicines (CAM) in pharmacy, research reveals.