Headlines
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Practitioner-only products
Thursday | May 11 2017EAGLE Natural Health has launched a new consumer campaign urging Australians to seek advice from trained health professionals before taking supplements.
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SHPA specialty changes
Thursday | May 11 2017THE Society of Hospital Pharmacists has announced the launch of a new Specialty Practice Framework which will replace its long-standing Committees of Specialty Practice (COSPs).
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Pharmacy set for growth
Wednesday | May 10 2017PHARMACEUTICAL retailing revenue in Australia is forecast to grow by 3.9% over the next five years, to reach $16.4 billion in 2020-21, according to a new pharmacy Industry Overview Report published by Bankwest as part of its Business Insights series.
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Budget pharmacy agreement
Wednesday | May 10 2017THE Pharmacy Guild of Australia has reached agreement with the Federal Government, accepting the $600 million already allocated in the Sixth Community Pharmacy Agreement (6CPA) which will continue and expand existing community pharmacy programs, as well as a further $225 million over three years to the community pharmacy sector and wholesalers as a result of lower script volumes (PD breaking news last night).
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Drug name confusion study
Tuesday | May 9 2017A SIGNIFICANT association between drug name confusion error rates observed in the real world and those seen in laboratory-based tests of memory and perception has been observed in a US study involving two large pharmacy chains.
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Codeine advertising alert
Tuesday | May 9 2017PHARMACISTS are being warned to remove any public advertising for medicines containing codeine in preparation for 01 Feb 2018, including product packaging, shelf, stand and floor advertising, dummy display products, website and social media material.
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UK mole scanning service
Monday | May 8 2017BRITISH pharmacy giant Boots is now offering to examine patients' moles, with a new service rolling out at 50 stores across the country after a successful trial last year.
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Pharmacist ‘superpowers’
Monday | May 8 2017PHARMACISTS working as integrated parts of the team in GP clinics have "superpowers," according to international expert Dr Kirsten Meisinger from Cambridge Health Alliance in Boston, USA.
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Supermarket appeal won
Monday | May 8 2017A pharmacist on the NSW Central Coast has won the right to operate a dispensary as part of a convenience store, after an Administrative Appeals Tribunal ruling following an initial decision by the Australian Community Pharmacy Authority denying him permission for the operation.
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MedAdvisor-Epilepsy Action
Friday | May 5 2017LISTED digital medication management company MedAdvisor has announced another partnership with a health group, with a new Epilepsy Action Australia pact aiming to improve health outcomes across the country.