News
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Intern blueprint done
Tuesday | Jul 3 2018THE Pharmacy Board of Australia (PBA) and the Australian Pharmacy Council (APC) have announced the completion of the Intern Year Blueprint project.
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Script shopping
Tuesday | Jul 3 2018EFFECTIVE last Sun 01 Jul, the Department of Human Services is adopting a new approach to the way it communicates with prescribers and approved suppliers about patients who have been identified under the Prescription Shopping Programme (PSP).
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‘Gene McGeneface’?
Tuesday | Jul 3 2018THE CSIRO has identified a new gene that plays a critical role in regulating the body's immune response to infection and disease, a discovery which could lead to the development of new treatments for influenza, arthritis and even cancer, researchers say.
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Pharmacist prescribing closer
Monday | Jul 2 2018A forum hosted last week by the Pharmacy Board of Australia has proposed the next steps in allowing pharmacist prescribing in Australia, including identifying legislative changes in various jurisdictions "to allow pharmacists to prescribe under relevant models".
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Sigma maps ‘clearer future’
Monday | Jul 2 2018SIGMA has opted out of an extension to its current Chemist Warehouse and My Chemist (CW/MC) distribution agreement due to expire end Jun 2019, saying the decision "provides a clearer future" for the company and shareholders.
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Bathroom promotion
Monday | Jul 2 2018IT'S time for pharmacy to give everyday bathroom products the in-store support they deserve, Pharmabroker sales gm Geoff Lovell said in a company release.
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GPs ramp up turf war
Monday | Jul 2 2018DEFENDING their own income, GPs are crying foul over pharmacists conducting simple health checks, according to a report by Fairfax media.
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Universal flu vaccine
Monday | Jul 2 2018CSL vaccine-focused offshoot Seqirus has revealed it is joining The Human Vaccines Project, a nonprofit public-private partnership intent on "decoding the immune system to improve human health" with special emphasis on developing a universal flu vaccine.
