Headlines
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No need for pharmacist Rx – RACGP
Friday | Oct 18 2019PHARMACIST prescribing is "a solution looking for a problem" according to Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) National President, Dr Harry Nespolon.
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Brits slam AMA Rx fears
Friday | Oct 18 2019CONCERNS about the potential introduction of pharmacist prescribing in Australia have little or no basis, a British pharmacist says.
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CSL: 25 years on the ASX
Friday | Oct 18 2019ICONIC Australian health brand CSL, which started life as Commonwealth Serum Laboratories, is this year celebrating 25 years listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX).
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Safety net reduction no PBS cure-all
Thursday | Oct 17 2019LEGISLATION to adjust the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) safety net will not be a panacea to the "crisis in medicines' affordability", pharmacist turned Federal MP, Emma McBride, warns.
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AMA misreading Board on prescribing
Thursday | Oct 17 2019CLAIMS that the Pharmacy Board of Australia is backing the Australian Medical Association's (AMA's) stance that pharmacists should not be given the freedom to prescribe are wide of the mark, pharmacists believe.
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Minor ailments scheme
Thursday | Oct 17 2019COMMUNITY pharmacists may soon be able to triage, manage and appropriately refer patients to general practitioners (GPs) for minor ailments through agreed referral pathways, if new research out of the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) gains traction.
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Pharma Rx logical step
Thursday | Oct 17 2019PHARMACIST prescribing is the next logical step in improving medication safety, the Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA) believes.
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PSA appoints Mark Kinsela as CEO
Wednesday | Oct 16 2019AUSTRALIAN Digital Health Agency (ADHA) Chief of Staff, Mark Kinsela, will be the next CEO of the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) (breaking news today).
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Prescribing within pharmacist’s scope
Wednesday | Oct 16 2019NO BARRIERS exist to prevent prescribing being included within a pharmacist's scope of practice, the Pharmacy Board of Australia believes.
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Medicines saving lives and money
Wednesday | Oct 16 2019AUSTRALIANS are living longer, healthier lives due to the introduction of new medicines, according to research from Columbia University Business School Professor Frank Lichtenberg quantifying the human and economic impact of innovative drugs.
