Headlines
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Qld pharmacist urges Council
Wednesday | Nov 21 2018GOLD-COAST pharmacist Matthew Bellgrove has issued a public call for the Qld Government to reverse its recent decision not to establish a pharmacy council in the state (PD 17 Oct).
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Biosimilar uptake push
Tuesday | Nov 20 2018THE Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) has specified dispensing regulations around infliximab biosimilars in both private and public hospitals.
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Omega-3 tick for pregnancy
Tuesday | Nov 20 2018EXPECTANT mothers who up their omega-3 intake are less likely to have a premature baby, according to a new Cochrane review.
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New guide to reduce surgery
Tuesday | Nov 20 2018THE Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) has updated its guideline for the management of knee and hip osteoarthritis, aiming to reduce over-reliance on measures such as surgery, imaging technology and medication.
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Pharmacy cuts hospitalisations
Monday | Nov 19 2018A UK campaign encouraging people to make pharmacy their first point of call for healthcare has kept almost 14,000 people out of hospitals over a three month period, Britain's minister for the pharmacy sector has claimed.
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Antimicrobial alert for aged care
Monday | Nov 19 2018RESIDENTS in aged care facilities are especially vulnerable to infections for many reasons, according to a newly released report coinciding with Antimicrobial Awareness Week.
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Guild injects vax into ITP
Friday | Nov 16 2018THE Pharmacy Guild of Australia has announced that from 2019 all Guild Intern Training Program (ITP) enrolees will have free access to the Guild Vaccination Course for Pharmacists.
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Insulin injection ignorance
Friday | Nov 16 2018TWO in five insulin injection users have never been shown the correct needle size or the need to rotate the injection site, according to new data published from a survey conducted by the RACGP's Diabetes Specific Interest Network, reported in 6minutes.
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Al completes #Alswalkforlife
Friday | Nov 16 2018VETERAN Salvation Army suicide prevention campaigner 86 year old Alan Staines OAM has yesterday completed his walk from Canberra to Sydney promoting the message that we need more services for those bereaved by suicide.
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EBOS CSO funding surge
Thursday | Nov 15 2018EBOS says its successful tender to become the exclusive third party distributor of pharmaceutical products to the Chemist Warehouse Group across Australia will boost its funding under the Community Service Obligation to over 40% of the overall pool.