News
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Three shots required to be up-to-date
Friday | Feb 11 2022FRESH guidance from the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) now defines an adult Australian's COVID-19 vaccination status to be "up-to-date" if they have had a booster or third shot.
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RAT imports
Friday | Feb 11 2022THE Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) is warning would-be importers of COVID-19 rapid antigen tests (RATs) that only approved sponsors listed as entered on the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods (ARTG) or their agents are authorised to bring supplies into the country.
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Govt slammed for lack of plan
Friday | Feb 11 2022THE Federal Government has been criticised by a Queensland-based pharmacist for its management of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Oral COVID meds warning issued
Friday | Feb 11 2022HOSPITAL pharmacists are calling for a consistent and streamlined approach to the prescribing and dispesning of new oral COVID-19 medicines.
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Election ploy not enough: McBride
Friday | Feb 11 2022PHARMACIST-TURNED-FEDERAL politician, Emma McBride, has suggested the Federal Government's decision to make the Wyong-Gorokan and Toukley-Budgewoi areas of her constitency priority areas for GPs, is an election ploy.
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Dispensary Corner 11 Feb 22
Friday | Feb 11 2022IDENTIFYING satire and just plain-old deluded is becoming increasingly difficult these days, particularly when it comes to sensitive issues.
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PD breaking news – ACCC will not oppose Wesfarmers’ API acquisition
Friday | Feb 11 2022Wesfarmers’ API bid gets green-light.
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Time to fix rural pharmacy funding
Thursday | Feb 10 2022RURAL pharmacists are calling on the profession's leaders to include better financial supports and measures to boost the workforce at the top of their Federal election wishlists.
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Remuneration not covering costs
Thursday | Feb 10 2022PHARMACY owners in NSW are thinking twice about their participation in two COVID-19 programs as costs outweigh the remuneration being offered by the Federal Government.
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Govt plots pharmacy approval reform
Thursday | Feb 10 2022LEGISLATIVE amendments relating to the Health Minister's discretionary powers to grant Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) approval for new pharmacies is included in the Regulator Performance Omnibus Bill 2022, which is currently before the Federal Parliament.
