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Prescriber errors hitting pharmacists
Thursday | Jul 15 2021COMMUNITY pharmacists appear to be bearing the punishment for the sins of others when it comes to breaches of Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) compliance, Pharmacy Guild of Australia Executive Director, Suzanne Greenwood, believes.
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FIP releases 2021 pharmacist vax handbook
Wednesday | Jul 14 2021THE International Pharmaceutical Federation has launched a new FIP Vaccination Handbook for Pharmacists, with the aim of supporting individual pharmacists in understanding how they can contribute to improving global vaccination coverage.
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AHPRA immuniser register needed
Wednesday | Jul 14 2021AUSTRALIAN Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) registration processes should record individuals' accreditation to administer vaccines, to enable targeted messaging to be delivered to immunisers, the National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance (NCIRS) believes.
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Pharmacists on the brink of burnout
Tuesday | Jul 13 2021AFTER more than 18 months on the frontline of the COVID-19 pandemic, pharmacists around the world are being pushed to breaking-point, Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) National President, Associate Professor Chris Freemen, warns.
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Arrotex invests in meds fulfilment
Tuesday | Jul 13 2021AUSTRALIA'S largest generic medicines company, Arrotex Pharmaceuticals, is backing a Melbourne-based prescription medicines fulfilment service.
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COVID boosts need for pharmacy vax
Tuesday | Jul 13 2021INVESTMENT needs to be made to train qualified pharmacists, students and the pharmacy workforce - including technicians and assistants - to provide vaccines to support the rollout of global COVID-19 immunisation campaigns, Queensland University of Technology School of Clinical Science, Head, Dr Lisa Nissen, believes.
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Pharmacy still on SPL
Tuesday | Jul 13 2021DEMAND for pharmacists' skills is set to grow in the coming years with hospital, retail and industrial pharmacist roles all featuring on the Commonwealth Government's Skills Priority List (SPL).
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WA urged to activate all pharmacies
Monday | Jul 12 2021MOVES to improve access to COVID-19 vaccines through 49 community pharmacies in regional and rural Western Australia is a first step, but the State Government needs to activate the full pharmacy workforce, Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) WA Branch President, Dr Fei Sim, believes.
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Pharmacy COVAX needed long-term
Monday | Jul 12 2021GOVERNMENTS across all Australian jurisdictions need to urgently engage community pharmacies to roll out both AstraZeneca and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines (COVAX), Pharmacy Guild of Australia NSW Branch Committee Member, Rick Samimi, believes.
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Guild to monitor API bid
Monday | Jul 12 2021AUSTRALIAN Securities Exchange (ASX) listed conglomerate, Wesfarmers, has launched a $687 million bid for pharmacy wholesaler, Australian Pharmaceutical Industries (API).
