Headlines
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Stay cyber secure: ADHA
Monday | Nov 30 2020HEALTH professionals are being urged to adopt "good password practices" to combat the threat of cyber attacks.
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Specialisation not elitism: Sansom
Monday | Nov 30 2020DEVELOPING specialisations in the pharmacy sector could deliver new career paths for graduates, Commonwealth Department of Health Special Advisor and pharmacist, Emeritus Professor Lloyd Sansom AO, believes.
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NDSS fraud lands ban
Monday | Nov 30 2020A SYDNEY-BASED pharmacist who shipped medications ordered under the National Diabetes Subsidy Scheme (NDSS) to overseas patients has had his professional registration suspended.
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No going back on e-Health: Samson
Friday | Nov 27 2020PHARMACISTS can no longer sit back and wait for changes in the health service to be thrust upon them, Commonwealth Department of Health Special Advisor and pharmacist, Emeritus Professor, Lloyd Sansom AO, believes.
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Bushfires fueled inhaler sells surge
Friday | Nov 27 2020DATA from pharmacies in areas impacted by last summer's bushfires showed large increases in sales of inhalers corresponding to the spread of the fires, the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) reveals.
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Vax-only time push in UK pharmacies
Friday | Nov 27 2020ENGLISH pharmacists are seeking approval to allocate times where they can focus solely on the provision of influenza and COVID-19 vaccines, The Pharmaceutical Journal reports.
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NSW pharmacy mental health hubs
Thursday | Nov 26 2020MORE than 700 pharmacists and pharmacy staff across NSW have registered to take part in mental health training under a State Government-funded drought relief extension package.
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Pharmacy must look after its young
Thursday | Nov 26 2020AUSTRALIA'S pharmacy profession needs to review how interns are prepared to enter the workforce, Commonwealth Department of Health Special Advisor and pharmacist, Emeritus Professor, Lloyd Sansom AO, believes.
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No increase in errors with e-Scripts
Thursday | Nov 26 2020PHARMACISTS' indemnity insurer, Pharmaceutical Defence Limited (PDL) is urging pharmacists to be vigilant when dispensing electronic prescriptions, particularly around any changes to workflow.
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Guild Qld Branch gets fresh faces
Thursday | Nov 26 2020PHARMACY owners, Manj Singh and Andy Hawken are set to join the Pharmacy Guild of Australia's Queensland Branch Committee in Feb 2021, following the organisation's "Stage One" elections.
