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S4 codeine supply slump
Friday | Apr 26 2019LAST year's up-scheduling of codeine medications to prescription-only (Schedule 4) has resulted in a significant decrease in the amount of codeine supplied to Australian patients, according to new figures released by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA).
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Adele sticks it to Senator
Friday | Apr 26 2019NSW Pharmacy Guild Branch Committee member and pharmacy owner, Adele Tahan, administered a flu vaccination to NSW Senator Kristina Keneally yesterday.
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Duckett plots PBS savings
Friday | Apr 26 2019PHARMACY ownership rules need to be reformed to cut red tape and reduce Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) costs, Grattan Institute Health Program Director, Stephen Duckett, believes.
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VPA lifts pharmacy licence fees
Friday | Apr 26 2019VICTORIAN pharmacy owners face a 12% increase in licence, registration and application fees from 01 May, following an announcement by the Victorian Pharmacy Authority (VPA).
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Welsh pharmacy scripts test
Friday | Apr 26 2019COMMUNITY pharmacists in Wales are conducting trials to determine whether a "test and treat" scheme at community pharmacies may alleviate stress on general practitioners and increase appropriate antibiotic prescriptions.
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PDL urges vax vigilance
Wednesday | Apr 24 2019PHARMACIST indemnity insurer, PDL, is urging pharmacists to take steps to avoid potential incidents relating to pharmacist administered influenza vaccinations.
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Yes Minister, get a jab!
Wednesday | Apr 24 2019HEALTH Minister Greg Hunt needs to stay on top of his game during the current Federal Election - so it's no wonder that he took the opportunity to have a flu immunisation at Chemist Warehouse Mornington earlier this month.
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RACGP accused of fear-mongering
Wednesday | Apr 24 2019THE Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) is being accused of "trying to scare people" with its response to the Qld Government's decision to trial pharmacist prescribing (PD 18 Apr).
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Autonomous prescribing push
Tuesday | Apr 23 2019THE Pharmacy Guild of Australia has strongly backed the "autonomous prescribing" model for pharmacists, proposed as one of three options by the Pharmacy Board of Australia in its current consultation on pharmacist prescribing (PD 06 Mar).
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Discharge fears flagged
Tuesday | Apr 23 2019PHARMACISTS are voicing their frustrations that the profession does not have a greater role in ensuring patients safe discharge from hospitals at weekends.
