Headlines
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AMA continues codeine push
Friday | Oct 13 2017THE Australian Medical Association has released a special codeine-focused edition of its Australian Medicine publication, strongly endorsing the TGA's decision to make the drug prescription-only from 01 Feb.
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MAESTrO pharmacy success
Thursday | Oct 12 2017A database of drug assessment decisions created by a Sydney pharmacist is attracting a global audience, with the Russian government the latest subscriber to the MAESTrO data resource.
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Guild urges NIP extension
Thursday | Oct 12 2017THE Pharmacy Guild of Australia says extending the National Immunisation Program (NIP) to cover influenza vaccination services delivered by pharmacists would ensure more vulnerable people are protected against the disease.
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Push to slash med errors
Wednesday | Oct 11 2017AUSTRALIA has joined the global push to halve medication errors within five years, aligning with the World Health Organization's drive to save lives and reduce the harm caused by medication mix-ups, says the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care.
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Sigma wins $40m tenders
Wednesday | Oct 11 2017SIGMA Healthcare offshoot Sigma Hospital Services has won another tender to provide pharmaceutical products, this time to Northern Health, a key provider of public healthcare in Melbourne's north.
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Dispensing fail suspension
Tuesday | Oct 10 2017A NORTHERN Irish pharmacist convicted for a dispensing error which led to the death of a patient has had his registration suspended for seven months.
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Amazon pharmacy imminent
Tuesday | Oct 10 2017AMERICAN retail giant Amazon is reportedly finalising its strategy in relation to the sale of prescription drugs online, with a final decision to be made in the next few weeks according to CNBC.
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States urge Hunt on codeine
Monday | Oct 9 2017A joint letter from most of Australia's state and territory health ministers to Federal counterpart Greg Hunt has urged him to "manage the concerns" of stakeholders affected by the upcoming rescheduling of codeine to prescription-only.
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Mandatory reporting input
Friday | Oct 6 2017ALL health professionals including pharmacists should be exempted from mandatory reporting requirements, according to the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia.
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New NSW Guild executive
Friday | Oct 6 2017THE results of the hotly contested election of office-bearers for the NSW Pharmacy Guild branch committee (PD 04, 05 Sep) have been revealed, with incumbent president Rick Samimi to be replaced by rival David Heffernan.