News
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CPD ‘business chunks’
Wednesday | Oct 19 2016THE Australian College of Pharmacy has released a series of "CPD business chunks" which aim to allow pharmacists to improve their management potential in a series of bite-sized activities such as reporting, budgets, risk and more.
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PDL ceo to retire
Wednesday | Oct 19 2016PHARMACEUTICAL Defence Limited (PDL) ceo Marie Ritchie has announced she will retire at the end of the year, after 22 years with the organisation.
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US professional services push
Wednesday | Oct 19 2016AMERICA'S National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) is urging independent pharmacies to band together in local networks to provide "enhanced services" to their patients.
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Pharmacy diabetes trial
Wednesday | Oct 19 2016HEALTH Minister Sussan Ley has confirmed the in-pharmacy Diabetes Screening Services trial will get under way in November, with about 360 metro, regional and rural pharmacies across Australia expected to take part (PD breaking news yesterday).
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Qld Guild mental health award
Tuesday | Oct 18 2016THE Pharmacy Guild’s Queensland Branch has taken out a not-for-profit award during last week’s Queensland Mental.
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Guild Update 18 Oct 16 : Stress and wellbeing survey
Tuesday | Oct 18 2016PHARMACISTS and pharmacy staff are being urged to take part in a Stress and Wellbeing Survey being conducted on behalf of the Pharmacists' Support Service (PSS).
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Dispensary Corner 18 Oct 16
Tuesday | Oct 18 2016THEY say the devil is in the detail, but now there are some pretty interesting details in the devil.
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New TGA proforma
Tuesday | Oct 18 2016SPONSORS of biological prescription medicines (including vaccines) requiring certification when requested by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) have a new proforma document to fill in and submit electronically as a single PDF.
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Caps colour confusion
Tuesday | Oct 18 2016SLIGHTLY variant capsule colours have created confusion for busy pharmacists dispensing Fluoxetine and Tramadol in New Zealand, the NZ Pharmacy Council has warned.
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Blooms new CoQ10
Tuesday | Oct 18 2016BLOOMS Health Products has announced the launch of Blooms Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) 150 AquaCelle Enhanced, which they describe as a "breakthrough product using Australian-first AquaCelle technology to enhance Coenzyme Q10 absorption by over 400%", based on a study being prepared for publication in RDC Clinical.