Headlines
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Mental health prescription
Monday | Jul 17 2017IMPROVING medication safety in mental health will require a systems approach and involvement of all stakeholders, especially pharmacy services, according to a new report prepared for the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care by the University of South Australia.
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DAA dollars dominate
Friday | Jul 14 2017OF ALL the government supported services, the one that contributes the most to pharmacies, in terms of remuneration received, is Dose Administration Aids (DAA), according to the Hall and Partners financial report to the Review of Pharmacy Remuneration and Regulation chaired by Professor Stephen King.
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Guardian warms Vinnies
Friday | Jul 14 2017THOUSANDS of crafty Australians are busy knitting for good as part of the Guardian Angels program, a Guardian Pharmacy social repsonsibility project, now in its 19th year.
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Medlab, Heritage alliance
Friday | Jul 14 2017HERITAGE Brands Limited has announced a strategic alliance with listed medical life science company Medlab Clinical "to develop next generation, over-the-counter, well being solutions for the pharmacy retail channel".
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Pharmacy codeine toolkit
Thursday | Jul 13 2017NON-PROFIT medication misuse action group ScriptWise has launched a new toolkit for pharmacists, to help prepare for the rescheduling of codeine products to prescription-only from 01 Feb 2018.
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Mystery shop slams pharmacy
Thursday | Jul 13 2017A "secret shopper" study conducted by the University of Sydney found that pharmacy staff appropriately referred patients to general practitioners in only 66% of cases, and providing feedback on incorrect referrals did not improve the performance over time.
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King urges review input
Thursday | Jul 13 2017STEVEN King, the chair of the Review of Pharmacy Remuneration and Regulation, has reiterated a call for the pharmacy sector to provide submissions on its recently released interim report "to ensure that your views on the reform options are conveyed to the Panel".
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Corum-Tyro integration
Wednesday | Jul 12 2017AUSTRALIAN-LISTED healthcare software company Corum Healthcare has partnered with EFTPOS technology specialist company Tyro to provide community pharmacies with a flexible payment system that's independent of the major banks.
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ASMI pre-approvals concern
Wednesday | Jul 12 2017THE Australian Self Medication Industry (ASMI) has backed changes to the complaints process around advertising of medicines and medical devices to the public, but expressed disquiet over the details.
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Eagle eye on anti-fungals
Tuesday | Jul 11 2017AUSTRALIAN-LISTED but China-focused nutritional products company Eagle Health Holdings Limited (not related to Eagle Natural Health - PD 11 May) has announced it has signed a Term Sheet agreement with Biovite Australia to distribute Biovite's dermatological range of anti-fungal products in China.