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PATY finalists named
Tuesday | Oct 13 2020THE eight finalists for the 2020 Pharmacy Guild of Australia/Maxigesic Pharmacy Assistant of the Year Award (PATY) have been named with the winners of the State and Territory awards set to go head-to-head on 30 Oct in a virtual event.
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Keep emergency measures: Qld Inquiry
Monday | Oct 12 2020TEMPORARY emergency dispensing and digital image prescribing measures introduced in response to the COVID-19 pandemic should be made permanent, a Queenland State Parliamentary Committee believes.
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Provisional determination for COVAX
Monday | Oct 12 2020ASTRAZENCA'S COVID-19 vaccine candidate (ChAdOx1-S) has moved a step closer to gaining provisional registration, after the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) granted a provisional determination in relation to it on Fri.
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Pharmacist facing prison
Monday | Oct 12 2020NEW York-based pharmacist, Dimitrios Lymberatos, is facing up to 40 years behind bars after allegedly posting cocaine to a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agent who was probing his store.
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Childcare costs hit pharmacy workers
Friday | Oct 9 2020RISING costs of childcare are impacting pharmacists' ability to maintain full-time working hours, an Australian Labor Party (ALP) MP is warning.
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Webstercare ranks high for innovation
Friday | Oct 9 2020MEDICATION management company, Webstercare, has been ranked as one of Australian and New Zealand's most innovative companies in the annual list published by the Australian Financial Review and Boss Magazine.
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Pharmacy in a year like no other
Thursday | Oct 8 2020BUSHFIRES and the COVID-19 pandemic have seem pharmacies across the country take on multiple challenges in 2020 to meet the needs of patients.
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Research, analysis skills key to future
Thursday | Oct 8 2020PHARMACISTS need to ensure they have skills in research, data analysis and informatics to support their roles in a post-COVID-19 world, Australian Pharmacy Council (APC) Chair, Associate Professor Sue Kirsa, believes.
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TWC delivers support for Vic nurses
Thursday | Oct 8 2020NURSES on the frontline of Victoria's COVID-19 response at St Vincent's Private Hospital are being treated to some much needed skin care products, thanks to TerryWhite Chemmart (TWC) and Galderma Australia.
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Pharmacy welcomes Budget 2020-21
Wednesday | Oct 7 2020MEASURES aimed at boosting access to new medicines through the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS), increased investment in aged care and additional funding for mental health services, announced in last night's Federal Budget, are being welcomed by the pharmacy sector.
