Headlines
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RHH $22 million pharmacy
Thursday | Dec 21 2023A multimillion-dollar pharmacy redevelopment project has kicked off at Tasmania's Royal Hobart Hospital (RHH) to deliver a state-of-the-art hospital pharmacy, including sterile pharmaceutical production facilities.
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Broaden PBS dispensing
Wednesday | Dec 20 2023THE Pharmacy Guild Qld branch President Chris Owen is calling on the Govt to broaden continued dispensing arrangements to include all PBS-subsidised medicines for residents impacted by the current disaster in Far North Queensland.
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Narrabri a one-stop shop
Wednesday | Dec 20 2023THE Guild Pharmacy of the Year (POTY) finalist for 2024, Narrabri Pharmacy, NSW, is highlighting several of its services as it remains open as a central rural health hub over the festive season (PD 14 Dec).
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Two-thirds in US can’t perform job safely
Wednesday | Dec 20 2023WORKERS at chain pharmacies across the US have told CNN that increased demand for prescriptions, vaccinations and other services without sufficient staff to fulfil those orders has made it nearly impossible for them to do their jobs properly and has created potentially unsafe conditions for pharmacy customers.
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PSA’s workforce survey seeks input
Tuesday | Dec 19 2023THE Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) has launched a pharmacist workforce survey this week, with support from The University of Queensland.
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Make a wish at Blooms
Tuesday | Dec 19 2023BLOOMS The Chemist is supporting Make-A-Wish Australia this Christmas through the sale of bauble tokens, with all proceeds donated to make wishes like five-year-old Jackson's come true.
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COVID-safe actions ebb
Tuesday | Dec 19 2023RESULTS from new research conducted during Australia's eighth COVID-19 wave showed that one-third of Australians do not believe that COVID-safe measures, such as staying up to date with vaccinations, wearing masks, hand sanitisation and social distancing, are important to protect against the prevalent virus.
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Vape imports cut-off date
Monday | Dec 18 2023FROM 01 Mar 2024, the TGA has announced that the importation of all non-therapeutic vape products will be prohibited.
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Compounding weight loss
Monday | Dec 18 2023WIDESPREAD demand for diabetes drugs such as Ozempic and Mounjaro has allegedly tested the exemption, given by the TGA for medicines approvals, to compounding pharmacies who are now producing replica weight loss medications on a large scale, ABC has reported.
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College to run intern training program
Friday | Dec 15 2023THE Pharmacy Guild of Australia has announced that the Australasian College of Pharmacy will manage and deliver the Guild Intern Training Program from this month onwards, which will also be known as the College Intern Training Program.
