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Be key to stronger care
Monday | Sep 18 2023AS THE first phase of the Federal Government's Unleashing the Potential of our Health Workforce Review opens for consultation, the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting the many roles pharmacists play across the health system.
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Pharmacist prosecuted
Monday | Sep 18 2023THE Health Care Complaints Commission has prosecuted a complaint against pharmacist Sabina Grewal before the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal.
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Aussie drug US FDA tick
Monday | Sep 18 2023A CANCER drug developed in Australia has received the green light from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as a bone marrow cancer treatment.
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Little Wings is a lifeline
Monday | Sep 18 2023A SPECIAL medical retrieval plane will join the Little Wings fleet dedicated to transporting seriously ill children in regional, rural and remote locations.
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Tas scope is set to grow
Friday | Sep 15 2023TASMANIAN Health Minister Guy Barnett announced yesterday that pharmacists in the state will soon be able to prescribe medicines for aged care patients, under a new pilot program, following the release of recommendations from the Review of Tasmanian Pharmacists' Scope of Practice, which have been accepted by the state gov't in full.
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Epic’s pay deal backed by PPA in Qld
Friday | Sep 15 2023UNION members have been successful in negotiating an average 13.8% pay rise over three years for pharmacy staff employed by Epic Pharmacy Services in Qld, with some staff set to receive a pay increase of over 20% in the first year alone.
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Gardasil’s new indication approved
Friday | Sep 15 2023CSL Seqirus' Gardasil 9 (human papillomavirus 9-valent vaccine, Recombinant) has now been approved by the TGA for use in males aged nine to 45 years, for the prevention of anal cancer, pre-cancerous or dysplastic lesions, external genital lesions and infections caused by nine HPV types.
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Bowel cancer awareness
Friday | Sep 15 2023TERRYWHITE Chemmart has partnered with the Jodi Lee Foundation for a consumer campaign titled 'View Your Poo' to encourage Australians to stay vigilant in identifying common symptoms of bowel cancer.
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Sweeping control on vapes & tobacco
Thursday | Sep 14 2023THE Australian Government has introduced to Parliament a "new generation of world-leading tobacco-control legislation".
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World Pharmacists Day
Thursday | Sep 14 2023THE Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) has today launched its World Pharmacists Day campaign - marking the international date of 25 Sep - which will be further highlighted at the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) World Congress, in Brisbane later this month.
