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CHF urges primary reform
Thursday | Aug 24 2017PHARMACISTS should be "better equipped to work in collaboration, and their roles better integrated with general practice," according to an issues paper released yesterday by the Consumers Health Forum.
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EBOS reports record profit
Thursday | Aug 24 2017EBOS Group Limited this morning released its financial results for the year to 30 Jun, with net profit after tax up 4.9% to NZ$133.3 million.
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Guild retracts Ramsay claims
Wednesday | Aug 23 2017PHARMACY Guild president George Tambassis has "unreservedly and unconditionally" withdrawn incorrect statements made in letters to Medicines Australia (MA) and the Generic and Biosimilar Medicines Association of Australia (GBMA) (PD 10 Aug) in relation to the procurement practices of Ramsay Health Limited.
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Ramsay buys Malouf Group
Wednesday | Aug 23 2017RAMSAY Health Care's ambitions to expand further into community pharmacy have taken a significant step forward, with the company confirming it will add 18 pharmacies across Queensland.
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Pharmacy first for pain
Tuesday | Aug 22 2017SANOFI Consumer Healthcare has released new research indicating that at least 45% of consumers will visit their pharmacist for pain relief in the first instance after codeine-containing products are rescheduled in Feb 2018.
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Monash pharmacy EDGE
Tuesday | Aug 22 2017THE Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at Victoria's Monash University has launched a new organisational unit focused on workplace learning and strengthening the connections between education and practice.
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30% pharmacist pay rise push
Monday | Aug 21 2017PROFESSIONAL Pharmacists Australia has launched a campaign which proposes increasing the pay of community pharmacists by 30%.
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Practice guidelines revised
Monday | Aug 21 2017THE Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) has launched a review of its Professional Guidelines for the revised pharmacy programs, including Dose Administration Aids, MedsCheck/Diabetes MedsCheck, Staged Supply and Home Medicines Review services as announced in the 2017/18 Federal Budget.
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Corum launches upgrade
Friday | Aug 18 2017PHARMACY software specialist Corum Health has today formally launched its new Streamlined Dispensing option, described as "a more intuitive and user-friendly single-screen workflow".
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Henfrey takes the reins
Friday | Aug 18 2017BLACKMORES chairman Stephen Chapman has announced the appointment of company chief operating officer Richard Henfrey (pictured) as the new ceo for the firm effective yesterday (PD breaking news).