Headlines
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Coroner recommends DORA for S3/4s
Tuesday | Jun 11 2019PHARMACISTS should be required to record all sales of schedule three and four medicines, an Australian Capital Territory (ACT) coroner believes.
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Hospital pharmacy update
Tuesday | Jun 11 2019THE Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA) has welcomed the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Government's record commitment to its hospital pharmacy workforce, referencing the ACT Budget 2019-20 contains nearly $8 million over four years to upgrade facilities and employ new staff in the Canberra Hospital pharmacy department.
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QB pharmacist honours
Tuesday | Jun 11 2019FORMER two-time Pharmaceutical Society of Australia National President, Warwick Plunkett, was among seven pharmacists listed in the Queen's Birthday Honours List.
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CWH Federal Court win
Thursday | Jun 6 2019DISCOUNT pharmacy group, Chemist Warehouse (CWH), is set to add a strategically located pharmacy to its portfolio of stores, when the Federal Court issues its ruling on a case involving a Tasmanian store.
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RMMRs insufficient: SHPA
Thursday | Jun 6 2019RESIDENTIAL medication management reviews (RMMRs) are not sufficient to address the "disproportionate number of medication complications" in aged care facilities, the Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA) believes.
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Pharmacists adopt MHR
Wednesday | Jun 5 2019THE Australian community pharmacy sector has been hailed for its support of the Government's My Health Record System, after the release of new data from the Australian Digital Health Agency (ADHA) indicating record sign-ups over the past 12 months.
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Pharmacy remoteness measure
Wednesday | Jun 5 2019THE Pharmacy Accessibility/Remoteness Index of Australia (PhARIA) values for the 2019/20 financial year have been updated and posted as a series of spreadsheets on the University of Adelaide website - CLICK HERE.
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Pharmacists get gonged
Wednesday | Jun 5 2019NSW Governor, Margaret Beasley, has honoured two pharmacists for their services to the profession and the broader community at an event in Sydney last month.
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Pharmacy biologics push
Tuesday | Jun 4 2019THE Department of Health has confirmed that effective from this month community pharmacists are able to substitute the biosimilar version of etanercept for patients who are prescribed Enbrel.
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Docs urged to share workload
Tuesday | Jun 4 2019DOCTORS need to stop focusing on "guarding their patch" and let other trained health professionals ease their workloads, a former Pharmacy Guild of Australia NSW Branch President believes.
