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PSSt…cheque this out!
Monday | Feb 4 2019THE National Australian Pharmacy Students Association presented this gigantic novelty cheque to the Pharmacists' Support Service at last month's NAPSA Congress in Adelaide.
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Self care investment call
Monday | Feb 4 2019THE Australian Self Medication Industry (ASMI) has released its pre-budget submission to the Federal Government calling for greater investment in self care, elevation of health literacy to a national priority and incentives to increase access to medicines.
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New era for 6CPA programs
Friday | Feb 1 2019THE new Pharmacy Programs Administrator website, Registration and Claiming Portal, and Support Centre went live at 9am today, meaning there are new processes for all claims associated with 6th Community Pharmacy Agreement programs effective immediately.
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GuildCare state winners celebrate
Friday | Feb 1 2019THE team from LiveLife Airlie Beach Day Night Pharmacy (right) are looking pretty chuffed after tying with Value Chemist Everton Hills as Qld state winners of the GuildCare 2019 Pharmacy of the Year Professional Services Award.
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Meds issues costing $1.4b
Thursday | Jan 31 2019THE annual cost of medication-related problems in Australia has been calculated at a whopping $1.4 billion - or about 15% of total PBS expenditure - according to a new report released by the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia.
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Medlab seals Priceline deal
Thursday | Jan 31 2019LISTED medical life sciences firm Medlab Clinical has announced a new agreement with Australian Pharmaceutical Industries (API), which will stock Medlab's core nutraceutical range across its Priceline Pharmacy network.
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Pharmacy leadership program
Wednesday | Jan 30 2019THE University of Sydney has announced the launch of a new "Pharmacy Leaders Program" which is being offered for the first time ever during 2019.
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Hats off to NAPSA’s Team VPSA!
Wednesday | Jan 30 2019THESE outfits worn by the Victorian Pharmacy Students' Association last weekend really taco the cake.
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Pharmacy’s primary importance
Wednesday | Jan 30 2019HEALTH programs that encourage patients to visit pharmacies as their first port of call for minor conditions have been shown to reduce the burden on doctors and allow better use of available resources, according to a major International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) presentation to the World Health Organization's Executive Board.
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Pharmacists shine in honours
Tuesday | Jan 29 2019PHARMACISTS were strongly represented in the Australia Day honours list for 2019, which was announced on the weekend.