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New PSA digital health pact
Friday | Nov 10 2017HEALTH Minister Greg Hunt yesterday announced a new digital health partnership with the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia, in its role as the "peak national body representing pharmacists".
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Queensland pharmacists honoured
Friday | Nov 10 2017LEADING Queensland pharmacists were honoured at the annual Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) Queensland Branch President's Reception and Awards Evening held at the Moreton Club in Brisbane last Fri 03 Nov.
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Emerson to depart from PSA
Friday | Nov 10 2017PHARMACEUTICAL Society of Australia (PSA) ceo Lance Emerson (pictured) has resigned from the organisation after three and a half years.
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CannabisAccess online
Thursday | Nov 9 2017CANNABISACCESS has announced the launch of Australia's first medicinal cannabis online ordering system.
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MHR comes to pharmacy
Thursday | Nov 9 2017THE Australian Digital Health Agency (ADHA) has unveiled a significant upgrade to pharmacy dispensing software systems, with pharmacists now able to upload dispense records and view hospital discharge summaries, shared health summaries and allergy information to the My Health Record system.
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IQVIA new name for QuintilesIMS
Wednesday | Nov 8 2017NEW York listed QuintilesIMS has announced that it will be changing its name to IQVIA, a company dedicated to using analytics and science to help healthcare stakeholders find better solutions for their patients.
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PDL compounding concern
Wednesday | Nov 8 2017PHARMACEUTICAL Defence Limited has highlighted the ongoing evolution of compounding in Australia as representing "a particularly high regulatory concern at the present time".
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Pharmacy investigators honoured
Tuesday | Nov 7 2017TWO prominent pharmacy researchers have been recognised at last week's Health Services Research Association of Australia & New Zealand (HSRAANZ) conference on the Gold Coast.
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Guild pushes back on AZ
Tuesday | Nov 7 2017THE Pharmacy Guild of Australia has added its voice to the chorus of protests against AstraZeneca's (AZ's) direct distribution move (PD 31 Oct), with the Guild confirming that it is "actively lobbying Health Minister Hunt.
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Blockchain script solution
Tuesday | Nov 7 2017DIGITAL disruption is coming to prescriptions, with the launch of a new Australian start-up company which promises to provide secure and centralised digital prescriptions using so-called 'Blockchain Technology' - the same principle behind internet currency Bitcoin.