Headlines
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Pharmacy’s $1.9b saving
Friday | May 24 2019COMMUNITY pharmacist-led medication adherence interventions are delivering significant savings for the Federal Government, with a $1.9 billion impact over a 12-month period, a newly released study reveals.
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Door-to-door the next step
Friday | May 24 2019CANBERRA'S first drive-through pharmacy, Gold Creek Discount Drug Store, has added a door-to-door service to deliver improved accessibility to patients.
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Pharmacist prescribing success
Thursday | May 23 2019A study examining the impact of legislation allowing pharmacists to prescribe oral contraceptives in the US state of Oregon has highlighted the benefits of expanding the profession's scope of practice.
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Medlab steers clear of CWH
Thursday | May 23 2019AUSTRALIAN listed nutraceutical developer, Medlab, is steering clear of discount pharmacies with its new range of patented practitioner-only products.
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Mylan buys Aspen range
Wednesday | May 22 2019THE Australian generics sector is set for another shake-up, with Mylan to pay $188 million for Aspen Pharmacare's local range of prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) products.
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Mikakos meets Vic Guild
Wednesday | May 22 2019VICTORIAN Minister for Health, Jenny Mikakos, recently paid a visit to the Victorian branch of the Pharmacy Guild of Australia to engage with Branch Committee members, pictured above with the Health Minister (in pink).
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Hospitals slam PBS complexity
Wednesday | May 22 2019A review of the use of Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) medications in Australian hospitals has highlighted significant variations in approaches to procuring PBS medicines as well as prescribing, dispensing and claiming models.
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Qld real-time monitoring
Tuesday | May 21 2019QUEENSLAND has become the latest state to commit to implementing a real-time prescription monitoring system.
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Pharmacy backs Morrison
Tuesday | May 21 2019PHARMACY will benefit from greater certainty following the Coalition's Federal Election, Pharmacy Guild of Australia National President, George Tambassis, believes.
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GSK: “takes law seriously”
Monday | May 20 2019GLAXOSMITHKLINE says it "responded proactively" when ACCC concerns were raised about the packaging of its Voltaren pain relief products, after a Federal Court decision which accepted admissions that the company had breached Australian Consumer Law (PD breaking news Fri) in the marketing of Osteo Gel and Emulgel over a five year period between 2012 and 2017.