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ACT assistant finalist
Thursday | Aug 23 2018PHARMACY assistant Rebecca Porter (pictured right) from Capital Chemist Calwell has been chosen to represent the ACT at the National Finals of the 2018 Pharmacy Guild of Australia/ Maxigesic Pharmacy Assistant of the Year Award (PATY).
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Guild urges rural support
Thursday | Aug 23 2018THE current "one-size-fits-all" system of pharmacy remuneration does not recognise additional costs faced by rural pharmacies, according to Pharmacy Guild executive director David Quilty.
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GuildLink connects to AIR
Wednesday | Aug 22 2018GUILDLINK today announced a new release of its GuildCare NG pharmacy software platform, which now includes a seamless integration with the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR).
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Leukaemia research boost
Wednesday | Aug 22 2018THE Leukaemia Foundation of Australia has announced a new national multi-million dollar research program targeting blood cancers like leukaemia, lymphoma and myeloma.
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PPA calls for pharmacist input
Wednesday | Aug 22 2018UNION group Professional Pharmacists Australia (PPA) is inviting submissions of questions and issues in relation to the Sixth Community Pharmacy Agreement, in the lead-up to the third meeting of the Community Pharmacy Stakeholder Forum (CPSF) taking place next month.
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Qld pharmacy hearings
Tuesday | Aug 21 2018YESTERDAY'S public hearings in the Queensland Parliamentary Inquiry heard a wide range of evidence, with witnesses including TerryWhite Chemmart ceo Anthony White, Damien Gance from Chemist Warehouse and Productivity Commisssioner Stephen King, who chaired last year's federal Review of Pharmacy Regulation.
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SafeScript training urged
Tuesday | Aug 21 2018PHARMACISTS in Victoria are being invited to complete a series of new online training modules covering the SafeScript real-time prescription monitoring system which is set to begin rolling out by early Oct this year.
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Primary Health profit rebound
Tuesday | Aug 21 2018LISTED medical centre and pathology clinic operator Primary Health has reported $8.9m full year profit in contrast to its impairment-hit $517m loss in the prior year.
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Guild tie for “Wacka” Williams
Monday | Aug 20 2018PHARMACY Guild of Australia executive director David Quilty last week presented long-serving NSW Senator John "Wacka" Williams with a Guild tie.
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NSW Labor promises RTPM
Monday | Aug 20 2018REAL-TIME prescription monitoring (RTPM) is emerging as a key political issue in NSW, with the state Labor opposition yesterday promising to spend $30 million on a system over four years if it is elected to power.
