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GSK research excellence award
Wednesday | Nov 14 2018AUSTRALIAN researchers Professor Georgina Long and Professor Richard Scolyer (pictured) have won the GSK Award for Research Excellence in 2018.
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High visibility for Pain MedsCheck
Tuesday | Nov 13 2018LANG Lang Pharmacy east of Melbourne became the centre of attention yesterday when Health Minister Greg Hunt dropped by to discuss the Pain MedsCheck trial with pharmacy owner Tian Low.
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Chemist Discount Centre up 60%
Tuesday | Nov 13 2018DISCOUNT pharmacy group Chemist Discount Centre (CDC) has announced 60% growth in its business along with plans for a national footprint expansion and an "aggressive three-year growth strategy" as it opens three new stores in Western Australia this month.
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AIHW releases opioid study
Monday | Nov 12 2018NEWLY released data from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) shows deaths involving opioids have almost doubled over the last decade, while over 10% of Australians have used illegal opioids or misused prescribed ones in their lifetime.
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National Pharmacies celebrates
Monday | Nov 12 2018MORE than 350 National Pharmacies staff from across Vic, NSW and South Australia took part in the group's National Conference and Staff Awards earlier this month.
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Diabetes screening finds 1%
Friday | Nov 9 2018ABOUT one in every 100 patients tested under the Pharmacy Diabetes Screening Trial was found to have the condition, according to a draft report on the project currently being circulated among stakeholders.
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PSA lobbies for wider scope
Friday | Nov 9 2018WITH the Victorian state election imminent, the local branch of the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) is lobbying for broader responsibilities for pharmacists, especially in relation to Medication Assisted Treatment for Opioid Dependence (MATOD) services.
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FIP launches workforce hub
Thursday | Nov 8 2018TWO Australians are among the leaders of a new Workforce Development Hub (WDH) launched overnight by the International Pharmaceutical Federation.
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Blackmores on China stage
Thursday | Nov 8 2018BLACKMORES has been named as just one of four Australian companies to be inaugurated to the new China International Import Expo (CIIE) Enterprise Alliance.
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Pharmacist murder trial
Thursday | Nov 8 2018A doctor in Adelaide has pleaded not guilty to the attempted murder of a pharmacist last year, after the GP was reported to AHPRA for inappropriate prescribing.