Headlines
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Vax-only time push in UK pharmacies
Friday | Nov 27 2020ENGLISH pharmacists are seeking approval to allocate times where they can focus solely on the provision of influenza and COVID-19 vaccines, The Pharmaceutical Journal reports.
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NSW pharmacy mental health hubs
Thursday | Nov 26 2020MORE than 700 pharmacists and pharmacy staff across NSW have registered to take part in mental health training under a State Government-funded drought relief extension package.
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Pharmacy must look after its young
Thursday | Nov 26 2020AUSTRALIA'S pharmacy profession needs to review how interns are prepared to enter the workforce, Commonwealth Department of Health Special Advisor and pharmacist, Emeritus Professor, Lloyd Sansom AO, believes.
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No increase in errors with e-Scripts
Thursday | Nov 26 2020PHARMACISTS' indemnity insurer, Pharmaceutical Defence Limited (PDL) is urging pharmacists to be vigilant when dispensing electronic prescriptions, particularly around any changes to workflow.
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Guild Qld Branch gets fresh faces
Thursday | Nov 26 2020PHARMACY owners, Manj Singh and Andy Hawken are set to join the Pharmacy Guild of Australia's Queensland Branch Committee in Feb 2021, following the organisation's "Stage One" elections.
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Owner guilty of breach of obligations
Wednesday | Nov 25 2020PHARMACY owners in NSW are being reminded of the importance of complying with their obligations after one owner landed an $8,500 fine for operating a pharmacy in an unapproved premises.
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AZ to seek TGA evaluation for COVAX
Wednesday | Nov 25 2020ASTRAZENECA (AZ) is set to submit data from two phase II/III clinical trials of its COVID-19 candidate vaccine (COVAX) to the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) for review and evaluation.
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Scheduling decisions confirmed
Wednesday | Nov 25 2020DECISIONS to down-schedule certain preparations of migraine treatment, eletriptan, and anti-inflammatory, ibuprofen, from 01 Feb 2021 have been confirmed by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) (PD 10 Sep).
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Employers not engaging with PPA
Tuesday | Nov 24 2020EMPLOYEE pharmacists' union, Professional Pharmacists Australia (PPA), is increasingly having to resort to legal avenues to resolve disputes between its members and pharmacy owners, President, Dr Geoff March, reports.
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NSW DDL approved for pharmacy ID
Tuesday | Nov 24 2020PHARMACISTS will be able to accept the NSW digital driver licence (DDL) as an appropriate form of identification for patients purchasing products containing pseudoephedrine, under new legislation passed by the NSW State Government.
