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Hunt extends COVID HMS measures
Friday | Sep 18 2020FUNDING for emergency healthcare measures including pharmacy's Home Medicines Service (HMS) will continue for another six months, Federal Health Minister, Greg Hunt, announced this morning.
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Patient safety a global emergency
Friday | Sep 18 2020PHARMACISTS must be given access to the tools to support patient safety, the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) believes.
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Turn the tide on meds safety: SHPA
Friday | Sep 18 2020HOSPITAL pharmacists are calling for action to be taken across four priority areas to counter the risk of medicine-related harm.
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NPSA hails ACCC tick
Friday | Sep 18 2020THE National Pharmaceutical Services Association (NPSA) has welcomed an Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) decision which allows wholesalers to continue to cooperate during the pandemic.
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FIP’s pharmacy supply chain solution
Thursday | Sep 17 2020GOVERNMENTS around the world are being urged to give pharmacists greater authority to use their expertise to substitute medications when shortages occur.
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Extend continued dispensing: Guild
Thursday | Sep 17 2020MEASURES allowing pharmacists to supply emergency quantities of medicines funded under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) need to be extended in line with emergency measures in Victoria, the Pharmacy Guild of Australia believes.
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No time to waste on pharmacist vax
Thursday | Sep 17 2020URGENT steps need to be taken to extend pharmacist vaccination services around the globe to boost access to immunisations, the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) says.
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PPA flags COVID-19 testing concerns
Thursday | Sep 17 2020PHARMACY-BASED COVID-19 testing pilots in Queensland and South Australia fall short of the program they are based on, Professional Pharmacists Australia (PPA), reports.
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COVID resets public perceptions: FIP
Wednesday | Sep 16 2020PHARMACISTS' work on the frontline of the global COVID-19 pandemic has been key to changing patients' views of the profession, International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) Community Pharmacy Sector President, Lars-Ake Soderlund, says.
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Vaccine messaging key for uptake
Wednesday | Sep 16 2020PHARMACISTS are being encouraged to review promotional material to encourage better uptake of any potential COVID vaccine or seasonal shots, an international aged care leader believes.
