Headlines
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Litigation drives investigation
Friday | Dec 15 2017FEAR of litigation and the need to manage patient expectations are the top two reasons why some health professionals are requesting unnecessary tests, treatments and procedures, according to new research from Choosing Wisely Australia.
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eRx reaches ‘critical mass’
Thursday | Dec 14 2017ERX Script Exchange has recorded a milestone this month, achieving 2 billion clinical records while also delivering most electronic prescriptions in under one second.
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Sigma’s LEAPP to success
Thursday | Dec 14 2017SIGMA Healthcare's LEAPP Dispensary Excellence program (PD 09 Mar 2017) is generating significant increases in pharmacy services and sales for the 46 pharmacies nationally who have taken up the program.
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VPA acts on pharmacy feedback
Wednesday | Dec 13 2017THE Victorian Pharmacy Authority (VPA) says it expects the outcome of an external review commissioned 12 months ago to "result in improvements to allow the Authority to ensure that the complex commercial arrangements common in the contemporary pharmacy ownership environment comply with the ownership restrictions of the Act".
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Weekes resigns from NPS
Wednesday | Dec 13 2017DR LYNN Weekes AM has confirmed her resignation as ceo of NPS MedicineWise, with the organisation's board saying she had executed "20 years of exceptional leadership".
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CPAP pharmacist training
Tuesday | Dec 12 2017PHARMACISTS are being empowered to consider offering professional services around sleep apnoea, with the release of a new training program focusing on continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) delivery.
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Amgen amends direct deal
Tuesday | Dec 12 2017AMGEN has announced changes to its controversial direct-to-pharmacy distribution model for Prolia, as part of its "ongoing commitment to work closely with community pharmacy to provide support through the transition".
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Red tape eased for SA vax
Monday | Dec 11 2017NEW regulatory reforms introduced by the South Australian Government for pharmacist-delivered vaccinations have been welcomed by the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA).
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Pharmacist pay below par
Friday | Dec 8 2017WHILE some specialist medical practitioners such as psychiatrists and anaesthetists are earning $180k to $190k per annum, community pharmacists are on average reimbursed only $66,955 pa for their services, behind nurses ($71,900), dentists ($84,411) and GPs ($156,431) according to the latest ABS data quoted by Professional Pharmacists Australia in its latest industry remuneration report.
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WattleHealth inks API deal
Friday | Dec 8 2017AUSTRALIAN-LISTED consumer food products company WattleHealth Australia (WHA) has secured a distribution agreement with Australian Pharmaceutical Industries (API) to deliver the manufacturer's infant formula throughout the country.