Headlines
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VPA warns of S8 deficiencies
Thursday | Mar 28 2019THE Victorian Pharmacy Authority (VPA) has highlighted concerns about ongoing "serious deficiencies in the recording and storage of Schedule 8 (S8) poisons," which continue to be regularly uncovered during its inspections.
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Vic pharmacist suspended
Wednesday | Mar 27 2019A PHARMACY owner has been barred from practising for six months because of his failure to notify authorities about potentially fraudulent prescriptions.
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Don’t jeopardise the PBS
Wednesday | Mar 27 2019PHARMACY Guild of Australia National President George Tambassis is warning politicians not to meddle with the finely tuned Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) system "in a way that could bring it crashing down".
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Pharmacist salaries rising
Tuesday | Mar 26 2019THE gradual decline in rates of pay for community pharmacists is "finally reversing," according to a new report from Professional Pharmacists Australia (PPA).
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Registrations rise: Board
Tuesday | Mar 26 2019PHARMACIST registrations are continuing on an upward trajectory, despite the Pharmacy Board of Australia's data showing a decline in the number of pharmacists under 30 years of age.
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Tough times at Chemist Warehouse?
Tuesday | Mar 26 2019CONFLICTING reports are circulating over the impact strike action at three Chemist Warehouse distribution centres is having on the company's pharmacy network.
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Pharmacists back S4 codeine
Monday | Mar 25 2019MOST pharmacists believe last year's controversial decision to up-schedule codeine-based analgesics to prescription only will benefit patients, new research reveals.
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MedAdvisor US expansion
Monday | Mar 25 2019AUSTRALIAN-LISTED digital medicines management company MedAdvisor has announced a new partnership with Adheris Health, a US patient adherence and engagement company, to accelerate its roll-out to the US market (PD breaking news Fri).
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‘Stay classy’ AMA: Guild
Friday | Mar 22 2019PHARMACIST-ISSUED absence from work certificates are continuing to raise the ire of medical practitioners, with the Australian Medical Association (AMA) again criticising their use.
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Amcal & DDS sales up – Sigma
Friday | Mar 22 2019SIGMA Healthcare yesterday reported a 33% decline in net profit after tax, with the overall result hit by over $13 million in restructuring costs (PD breaking news).