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Make a tree change now
Wednesday | May 31 2023REGIONAL community pharmacies have an unmet need for pharmacists keen to work to their full scope of practice and also become an integral part of the local healthcare community.
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Pharmacy Connect is a must attend
Wednesday | May 31 2023THE official program has been released for the annual Pharmacy Connect conference to be held from 31 Aug - 02 Sep at the Hyatt Regency in Sydney.
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Wesfarmers looks at InstantScripts
Tuesday | May 30 2023AUSTRALIAN Pharmaceutical Industries (API) owner Wesfarmers is looking to further expand its interests in the pharmacy space, with the company in talks to acquire online prescription business InstantScripts, according to the Australian Financial Review (AFR).
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Guild S8 drugs reminder
Tuesday | May 30 2023THE Pharmacy Guild of Australia has put out a regulatory reminder that when a pharmacist dispenses a prescription for a Schedule 8 medicine, "they must either personally know the patient for whom the prescription is written or be familiar with the prescriber's handwriting".
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AZ drugs combo positive
Tuesday | May 30 2023ASTRAZENECA announced last week that a combination of its cancer drugs, Imfinzi and Lynparza, when added to platinum-based chemotherapy, showed positive results in a late-stage trial in patients with advanced or recurrent endometrial cancer.
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‘One-stop shop’ clinic
Tuesday | May 30 2023PEOPLE with a complex developmental disability will receive greater support for their overall health at Sydney's Westmead Hospital following a successful trial of a new clinic that provides free and comprehensive health checks.
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PSA elects top leaders
Monday | May 29 2023DR FEI Sim (pictured) has been re-elected as the National President, and Chair of the National Board of the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA), last week.
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Palliative care program
Monday | May 29 2023A NEW Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) training program announced last week could see pharmacists enhance support for patients receiving palliative care.
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Potential collusion probe
Monday | May 29 2023THE US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is probing whether Abbott Laboratories and other companies that make baby formula colluded in bidding on state contracts, according to a document posted on the agency's website.
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AI game changer in fight
Monday | May 29 2023RESEARCHERS have used artificial intelligence (AI) to discover a new antibiotic that can kill a deadly species of superbug.
