News
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Rural health needs political focus
Tuesday | Feb 15 2022STOP-GAP measures and small-scale funding initiatives are failing to address the critical issues facing Australia's rural health system, the National Rural Health Alliance (NRHA) believes.
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TTA moves to support biologics use
Tuesday | Feb 15 2022PHARMACISTS working with biologics and other specialised medicines can now access a range of evidence-based resources from the Targeted Therapies Alliance (TTA).
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Pharmacy crisis warning
Tuesday | Feb 15 2022A LACK of pharmacist training facilities in Ireland is likely to fuel a healthcare workforce crisis, Irish Pharmacy Union (IPU) President, Dermot Twomey, warns.
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Get ready for full scope future
Tuesday | Feb 15 2022QUEENSLAND University of Technology Head of School for Clinical Sciences, Professor Lisa Nissen, is set to discuss the fundamental principles of pharmacist prescribing at next month's Australian Pharmacy Professional Conference (APP) on the Gold Coast.
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MIMS ads PI, CMI for oral COVID drugs
Tuesday | Feb 15 2022FULL Product Information (PI) and Consumer Medicines Information (CMI) for Pfizer's Paxlovid (nirmatrelvir and ritonavir) and MSD's Lagevrio (molnupiravir) oral COVID-19 treatments can now be accessed via MIMS Online, the eMIMS Cloud and the mims.com.au website.
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Morrison, Albanese laud Guild’s Beahan
Tuesday | Feb 15 2022FORMER Pharmacy Guild of Australia National Director of Government Relations, Michael Beahan, has been remembered by Labor leader, Anthony Albanese, as "a ten-pound Pom who turned out to be a true bargain for Australia".
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Tocilizumab gets WHO backing
Tuesday | Feb 15 2022THE World Health Organization (WHO) has added tocilizumab in three different quantities to its list of prequalified treatments for COVID-19.
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RACGP issues NT COVAX warning
Tuesday | Feb 15 2022URGENT action is needed to boost COVID-19 vaccination rates in the Northern Territory, to prevent the jurisdiction's health system from being ovewhelmed the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) warns.
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Florida to extend scope of practice
Tuesday | Feb 15 2022NEW legislation being proposed in Florida, US, will see pharmacists plug holes in the State's health workforce through collaborative measures.
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Dispensary Corner 15 Feb 22
Tuesday | Feb 15 2022COVID-19 is presenting numerous challenges for the pharmacy sector and society more broadly.
