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Dispensary Corner 07 Feb 22
Monday | Feb 7 2022GETTING out into nature can be a great way to destress and get some exercise, but it's not without its costs, with entry into National Parks often more expensive than a concessional Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) prescription.
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Give pharmacists MBS funding: PSA
Friday | Feb 4 2022PHARMACISTS should be given access to Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) service payments to ensure pharmacy-based immunisation services remain viable, the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) believes.
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Cut pharmacy: RACGP
Friday | Feb 4 2022MOVING away from the community pharmacy model of dispensing to a centralised supplier could cut healthcare costs, the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) believes.
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Teething relief
Friday | Feb 4 2022EASE teething pain with Nova Pharmaceuticals' sugar and alcohol-free Bubs & Co gel.
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TGA warning
Friday | Feb 4 2022THE Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has added a new warning about the nephrotoxic potential of clindamycin capsules and injections to the Australian Product Information.
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Text reminders a vax booster
Friday | Feb 4 2022DATA from a large-scale study of 689,693 Walmart pharmacy customers in the US shows that text messages prompting patients to get influenza vaccination, boosts uptake.
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Dispensary Corner 04 Feb 22
Friday | Feb 4 2022CANBERRANS are used to seeing flocks of protesters arrive in the city to air their grievances over a range of issues.
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Pharmacy hits 5 million COVAX mark
Thursday | Feb 3 2022COMMUNITY pharmacies across Australia have delivered more than one million doses of COVID-19 vaccines (COVAX) in the last two-and-a-half weeks to reach the five million dose milestone, the Pharmacy Guild of Australia reports.
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Beware of fentanyl Rxs
Thursday | Feb 3 2022PHARMACISTS are being warned that "all private prescriptions presented for potent opioids should be treated with high suspicion", by indemnity insurer, Pharmaceutical Defence Limited (PDL).
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APP’s ‘must attend’ sessions
Thursday | Feb 3 2022SEVEN weeks out from the start of the 2022 Australian Pharmacy Professional Conference (APP), former Pharmacy Guild of Australia National President, Kos Sclavos has revealed his list of "must attend" sessions.
