Headlines
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Corum calls remuneration EGM
Wednesday | Jan 23 2019LISTED pharmacy software supplier Corum Group yesterday announced an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM), to allow its shareholders to vote on a "spill motion" in relation to the company's board of directors.
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Pharmacy asthma action
Tuesday | Jan 22 2019PHARMACISTS are being urged to ask parents if their kids have an up-to-date asthma action plan, with the National Asthma Council Australia issuing a warning about a tripling in asthma cases as children return to school after the holidays.
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GP slams dispensing costs
Tuesday | Jan 22 2019GOLD Coast GP Evan Ackermann has written an argument against pharmacy dispensing charges for chronic disease medicines, calling for longer term supply packs to reduce patient costs.
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More busts in formula ring
Monday | Jan 21 2019POLICE have arrested a 31-year-old man at Sydney Airport this morning, in connection with his alleged role in the "coordinated theft" of more than $1 million worth of baby formula from retail outlets across Sydney.
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VPA reference warning
Monday | Jan 21 2019THE Victorian Pharmacy Authority (VPA) has highlighted the outcome of several recent pharmacy inspections in which "gross deficiencies in mandatory references" were identified.
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Homeopathy ultimatum
Friday | Jan 18 2019THE Pharmaceutical Society of Australia has ramped up its rhetoric against homeopathic products, formally urging the Australian community pharmacy sector to cease selling them, and remove such items from their shelves.
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UK pharmacy standards push
Friday | Jan 18 2019BRITAIN'S Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) has opened a public consultation on producing new professional standards for community pharmacy services, with the intention that the outcome will "define best practice across the sector".
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Period pain relief launch
Thursday | Jan 17 2019NEWLY released by Arrow Pharmaceuticals, Femin (mefenamic acid) is an over the counter analgesic said to help relieve period pain.
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Pharmacy visits increase
Thursday | Jan 17 2019THE Pharmacy Guild of Australia has highlighted a 2% increase in annual patient visits to pharmacies across Australia, saying the figures reflect the public's trust in community pharmacies and recognition of the importance of the increasing range of services pharmacies provide.
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Pharma warns on Brexit
Thursday | Jan 17 2019THIS week's rejection of British Prime Minister Theresa May's proposals for the UK to leave the European Union has raised the prospect of "very real, tangible and immediate threats to patient safety and public health in both the UK and across Europe".