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Roll-on pharmacy COVAX roll out
Wednesday | May 5 2021ALMOST all of the 4,090 community pharmacies that submitted expression of interest applications to join the COVID-19 vaccination (COVAX) rollout campaign are suitable to provide vaccines, the Pharmacy Programs Administrator (PPA) says.
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Meds safety life or death
Wednesday | May 5 2021AUSTRALIA is playing "a game of Russian roulette" with aged care residents paying the price, by failing to address barriers to the provision of pharmacist-led services to improve medicines safety, the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) believes.
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Wage growth falling off the agenda
Tuesday | May 4 2021COMMUNITY pharmacy employees need to ensure pay rates remain a hot topic within the profession, former Pharmaceutical Society of Australia NSW Branch President, Emeritus Professor Shalom "Charlie" Benrimoj, believes.
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Pharmacists boost for palliative care
Tuesday | May 4 2021IMPROVING Australia's My Health Record (MHR) to enable pharmacists to upload findings from medication reviews could boost their role in palliative care, research reveals.
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Morris to leave NPS MedicineWise
Tuesday | May 4 2021NPS MedicineWise CEO, Adjunct Associate Professor Steve Morris, will step down in Jul to take on a new role in South Australia, which will allow him to support a family member "who is dealing with the challenges and opportunities of living with autism".
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Better strategies required to cut harm
Monday | May 3 2021FUNDING, education and support are needed to ensure pharmacists and pharmacy staff are equipped to deliver harm minimisation services, research reveals.
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MedAdvisor continues to grow offer
Monday | May 3 2021AUSTRALIAN Securities Exchange (ASX) listed medtech firm, MedAdvisor, is continuing to see growth in its in-app payment function.
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AHPRA to act on Indigenous deaths
Monday | May 3 2021THE Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) has vowed to take action against health practitioners who fail to deliver adequate care to patients in custody.
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No reason to deny pharmacy NIP: PSA
Friday | Apr 30 2021STATE and Territory Governments are against being urged to follow Victoria's lead in making National Immunisation Program (NIP) vaccines available through pharmacies.
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Act now on aged care meds safety
Friday | Apr 30 2021FEDERAL Treasurer, Josh Frydenberg, is being urged to allocate funding for greater pharmacist-led medicines safety measures for aged care, in next month's Budget.
