Headlines
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Pharmacist banned over drug thefts
Thursday | Jul 4 2019AN ASPIRING pharmacist's provisional registration has been cancelled and she has been barred from the profession for at least two years, after stealing prescription medicines.
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SHPA decries funding slash
Thursday | Jul 4 2019AROUND $44m in cuts to hospital pharmacy department budgets will have unforeseen impacts on the care of some of Australia's most acutely unwell patients, the Society of Hospitals Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA) warned yesterday.
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AMA follows Guild with new leader
Wednesday | Jul 3 2019FORMER Catholic Health Australia CEOs are the flavour of the month, with the Australian Medical Association (AMA) announcing the appointment of Dr Martin Laverty as its new Secretary General.
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Unregistered pharmacists face prison
Tuesday | Jul 2 2019PHARMACISTS who practice without a valid Pharmacy Board of Australia registration could face three years jail time or fines of up to $60,000, under tougher laws which came into effect from 01 Jul.
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Petrie wins AACP award
Tuesday | Jul 2 2019VICTORIAN accredited pharmacist Neil Petrie has been named as the 2019 MIMS Consultant Pharmacist of the Year by the Australian Association of Consultant Pharmacy (AACP).
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Respected pharmacist retires banned
Monday | Jul 1 2019HIGHLY regarded Victorian pharmacist, Peter Allen, has been reprimanded and disqualified from holding registration with the Pharmacy Board of Australia for 12 months, after failing to maintain the register of Schedule 8 (S8) medicines.
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TWC backs BUPA deal
Monday | Jul 1 2019TERRYWHITE Chemmart says patients' safety and wellbeing are central to the services its pharmacists will provide to members of BUPA Health Insurance, responding to harsh criticism of the deal from the Australian Medical Association (PD 28 Jun).
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AMA ‘hysterical’ on TWC/BUPA deal
Friday | Jun 28 2019CLAIMS that TerryWhite Chemmart's partnership with health insurer BUPA is "inappropriate" and a threat to patient safety are "hysterical", "out of touch" and "insulting" to pharmacists the Pharmacy Guild of Australia believes.
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Pharmacist Rx debate
Friday | Jun 28 2019SUBMISSIONS responding to the Pharmacy Board of Australia's discussion paper on pharmacist prescribing, show mixed views on the possible expansion of the profession's scope of practice.
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Healthy Harold CHP link
Friday | Jun 28 2019LIFE Education Australia's mascot, Healthy Harold, shook hands with Consumer Healthcare Products Australia (CHP) Chair, Lindsay Forrest, and CEO, Deon Schoombie (pictured), symbolising the new relationship of the two self-care organisations.