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Pharmacy 777 Pilbara recognised
Tuesday | Oct 7 2025FINALISTS in the 2025 National Rural and Remote Health Awards have been announced, with Pharmacy 777 WA in the running for Rural/Remote Health Employer of the Year, and Pharmacy 777 in the Pilbara region for Outstanding Contribution to Rural/Remote Health Access.
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DCO opens first ACT store
Tuesday | Oct 7 2025DIRECT Chemist Outlet recently opened its first store in the ACT, marking the 135th shopfront for the brand that launched in 2006 in Werribee, Victoria.
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Look beyond pain management
Tuesday | Oct 7 2025INCIDENCE of conditions such as heart disease, arthritis, diabetes and cancer is higher in people with back pain than in those without, according to new research from Australia and Brazil, with authors urging health professionals to look beyond pain management when caring for these patients.
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Time to take charge
Tuesday | Oct 7 2025PHARMACY owners can take charge of their future with the backing of Direct Chemist Outlet, one of Australia's fastest growing brands.
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Renewed call for free meningococcal vax
Tuesday | Oct 7 2025ADVOCATES marked World Meningitis Day on 05 Oct by calling for state and territory governments to make safe and effective meningococcal vaccines freely available to children and adolescents, including the costly meningococcal B vaccine, which parents currently have to pay for in some states.
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Telstra Health responds
Tuesday | Oct 7 2025LAST week Pharmacy Daily reported on the rapidly approaching end of the transitional arrangement for the use of Electronic National Residential Medication Charts (eNRMC), with systems that are non-conformant no longer able to be used for prescriptions after 21 Oct (PD 03 Oct).
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Ahpra updates telehealth guidance
Tuesday | Oct 7 2025THE Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra) has updated guidance for telehealth and virtual care to ensure patients receive high-quality care.
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Resilience, passion driving success
Tuesday | Oct 7 2025THE Pharmaceutical Society of Australia's (PSA) pharmacist-to-pharmacist advice line launched at the same time the COVID pandemic really kicked off, leaving the pharmacist on the end of the line, Amanda Fairjones, scrambling to cover the deluge of calls.
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eNRMC conformance crunch
Friday | Oct 3 2025PHARMACISTS have raised concerns about the rapidly approaching end of the transitional arrangement for the use of Electronic National Residential Medication Charts (eNRMC), with systems that are non-conformant no longer able to be used for prescriptions after 21 Oct - an extension of the original cut-off date of 01 Oct.
