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PBS co-payment must go lower
Wednesday | Nov 23 2022LOWERING the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) general co-payment from $42.50 to $30 is a welcome move, but further cuts are needed, Pharmacy Guild of Australia National President, Trent Twomey, believes.
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COVAX taskforce leader honoured
Wednesday | Nov 23 2022COVID-19 Vaccine (COVAX) Taskforce National Coordinator, Lieutenant General John Frewen, has been awarded the Pharmacy Guild of Australia's Distinguished Service Medallion.
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NHPO sees surge in complaints
Tuesday | Nov 22 2022COMPLAINTS to the National Health Practitioner Ombudsman (NHPO) jumped by 42% to 823 in the 2021/22 year.
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Contraceptive counselling a good fit
Tuesday | Nov 22 2022PROVIDING contraceptive advice would fit well with pharmacists' existing roles, but the lack of funding for such services is a significant barrier for the profession, research from Monash University reveals.
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Aussies sign FIP’s AMR commitment
Tuesday | Nov 22 2022INTERNATIONAL Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) President-elect, Paul Sinclair, is one of three Australian pharmacists to sign the organisation's commitment to antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
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PHC role for pharmacy
Tuesday | Nov 22 2022HEALTHCARE systems could benefit from integrating community pharmacists into primary healthcare (PHC), researchers believe.
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GPs have room to improve prescribing
Monday | Nov 21 2022MEDICAL groups seeking to curb the rise of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) may want to focus on opportunities for their members to improve prescribing practices, rather than criticise non-medical prescribers.
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Blooms grows in Sydney
Monday | Nov 21 2022BLOOMS The Chemist is continuing its expansion with the addition of three new pharmacies in the Sydney suburbs of Crows Nest, Gladesville and Penrith.
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Pharmacists primed for travel role
Monday | Nov 21 2022TRAINING pharmacists to provide travel medicine services could contribute to the health of international travellers, researchers from Monash University and James Cook University believe.
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Dr fined over vaping ads
Monday | Nov 21 2022A NSW-BASED doctor has been fined $2,664 by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) for alleged unlawful advertising of nicotine vaping products.
