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Rural pharmacy viability threatened
Tuesday | Feb 16 2021REDUCTIONS in funding through the Rural Pharmacy Maintenance Allowance (RPMA) reported by a number of pharmacy owners operating in remote areas this year, could result in services being cut, one pharmacist warns.
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Pharmacist foils nurse’s script fraud
Tuesday | Feb 16 2021A NSW-BASED nurse has been disqualified from practising for 18 months after complaints relating to the misappropriation of two prescription pads and prescription fraud were proven.
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UK script-free pill plan
Tuesday | Feb 16 2021AUTHORITIES in Great Britain have launched a public consultation on making oral contraceptives available over the counter in pharmacies without prescription.
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Lockdown sparks stockpiling fears
Monday | Feb 15 2021VICTORIAN community pharamcy workers are once again moving to reassure patients they do not need to stockpile medicines following Fri's announcement of a "circuit-breaker" lockdown.
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COVAX acceptance continues to rise
Monday | Feb 15 2021AUSTRALIANS' willingness to receive COVID-19 vaccines (COVAX) is on the rise, the latest Roy Morgan SMS survey into attitudes towards the pandemic virus reveals.
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Pharmacists need substitution support
Monday | Feb 15 2021PHARMACISTS should be given greater authority and support to substitute medications by strength when products are in short supply, to avoid wasting GP resources, former Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) National President, Shane Jackson, believes.
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COVAX could lead to prescribing
Friday | Feb 12 2021PHARMACISTS' role in administering COVID-19 vaccines (COVAX) could pave the way for the expansion of the profession's scope of practice Primary Care Pharmacy Association President and Brentworth Primary Care Network (PCN) Clinical Director, Dr Graham Stretch, believes.
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Look before you leap
Friday | Feb 12 2021PHARMACIST indemnity insurer, Pharmaceutical Defence Limited (PDL), is urging pharmacies to consider their dispensing procedures to minimise errors.
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PAMS a shot in the arm for pharmacy
Thursday | Feb 11 2021TERRYWHITE Chemmart (TWC) pharmacies will be the first to use HealthEngine's new Patient Appointment Management System (PAMS) ahead of the rollout of COVID-19 and influenza vaccines this year.
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COVAX push changes GP perceptions
Thursday | Feb 11 2021PHARMACISTS involved in the UK's COVID-19 vaccination (COVAX) rollout are changing GPs' views of the profession, Primary Care Pharmacy Association President and Brentworth Primary Care Network (PCN) Clinical Director, Dr Graham Stretch, says.
