Headlines
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WA launches pharmacy review
Thursday | Oct 26 2017THE Western Australian Government has launched a major review of community pharmacy ownership in the state, looking at the "adequacy of current WA ownership laws to protect the integrity of the sector".
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EBOS takes MedAdvisor stake
Wednesday | Oct 25 2017THE wide-ranging new agreement between EBOS and MedAdvisor (PD breaking news yesterday) is expected to see a significant acceleration of MedAdvisor's user base, with more than 5,000 patients per week being invited to sign up to MedAdvisor through an MoU relating to EBOS hospital-focused offshoot HPS.
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Pharmacy downgrade plan
Wednesday | Oct 25 2017A new report from the government's Productivity Commission has proposed the creation of a new class of pharmacy workers whose job would be to simply oversee machine dispensing.
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Goat milk formula goes off
Tuesday | Oct 24 2017MORE than 1,000 pharmacies across Australia are now stocking goat milk formuia Oli6, with the brand achieving substantial growth and success since its launch just 18 months ago.
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Diabetes pharmacy accreditation
Tuesday | Oct 24 2017THE National Association of Diabetes Centres (NADC) has announced the release of its new Pharmacy Accreditation standards which are designed to support pharmacy-based diabetes services as they deliver best-practice care to people with, or at risk of diabetes.
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NSW compounding survey
Tuesday | Oct 24 2017COMMUNITY pharmacists are being asked to help "shape the future of compounding in NSW," as part of a project being undertaken by researchers from the University of Canberra.
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Preventive health failure
Monday | Oct 23 2017THE amount of money and attention on preventative healthcare on Australia is going backwards instead of forwards, and it's coming at a great cost, according to a new report from the McKell Institute, launched at the World Self Medication Industry (WSMI) General Assembly in Sydney last week.
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Location rules bill tabled
Monday | Oct 23 2017PHARMACY location rules will be protected beyond 2020 under the provisions of legislation tabled in Federal Parliament late last week.
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Intrepid Instigos raise $8K
Friday | Oct 20 2017FOUR Instigo staff took the leap to abseil down 33 floors down a Sydney CBD building, (on the somewhat inauspicious date of last Fri 13 Oct) to support young Australians facing addiction, mental health illness, homelessness and unemployment.
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Guild-PSA codeine resources
Friday | Oct 20 2017ANTICIPATING the needs of community pharmacies around Australia, the Pharmacy Guild of Australia and the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) have collaborated under Federal Government funding to develop resources in preparation for the 01 Feb 2018 transition of medicines containing codeine becoming Prescription Only.
