Headlines
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Regulation reform plan
Wednesday | Aug 8 2018THE Council of Australian Governments (COAG) Health Council has issued a new consultation paper canvassing a range of possible changes to the National Law governing regulation of health professionals in Australia.
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NAPSA $25k Fullife funding
Tuesday | Aug 7 2018THE National Australian Pharmacy Students' Association recently handed over a gigantic novelty cheque for $25,230.61 to pharmacist Ian Shanks, the founder of the Fullife Foundation.
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In-pharmacy screening tick
Tuesday | Aug 7 2018COMMUNITY pharmacies are well suited to deliver a wide range of point-of-care tests, according to a paper published in Research in Social & Administrative Pharmacy.
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Ramsay deregulation push
Monday | Aug 6 2018THE Ramsay Pharmacy Group has urged "partial deregulation" of the Australian pharmacy sector, with a proposal that any person could own a pharmacy apart from industries and individuals with a clear conflict of interest, such as supermarkets, pharmaceutical manufacturers, and retailers of tobacco and alcohol.
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Banana Boat vindicated
Friday | Aug 3 2018THE suppliers of Banana Boat sunscreens have welcomed the withdrawal of a potential class action lawsuit by Bannister Legal (PD breaking news), saying the proposed case was based on "unreliable claims about the performance of Banana Boat aerosol products".
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MHR move widely backed
Thursday | Aug 2 2018THERE has been broad support for the My Health Record (MHR) changes announced by Health Minister Greg Hunt to strengthen the privacy provisions of the platform (PD yesterday).
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‘Rainbow’ baby book plan
Thursday | Aug 2 2018AUSTRALIA'S states and territories have confirmed an agreement to move towards a nationally harmonised baby book system, so that immunisations and growth milestones for infants can be recorded in digital form consistently across all jurisdictions.
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Cannabis products launch today
Wednesday | Aug 1 2018FOUR new medicinal cannabis items can be ordered by community pharmacists effective from today, with the addition of Canndeo Limited hemp-based products to the PharmaPrograms' Medicinal Cannabis Medicines Portal (MCMP) (PD 12 Sep 2017).
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SHPA opioid safety push
Tuesday | Jul 31 2018THE Society of Hospital Pharmacists (SHPA) yesterday convened its inaugural Medicines Leadership Forum, with key health system stakeholders gathering in Canberra to identify "proven and potential measures to reduce the incidence of opioid harm in patients after surgery".
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Pharmacy Student of the Year
Tuesday | Jul 31 2018LAST weekend's PSA18 conference included the naming of Ben Coghlan from the ACT as the 2018 PSA Pharmacy Student of the Year.