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Vic Govt invests in super pharmacy, pharmacist jabs; AMA infuriated
Tenders to deliver the Victorian Government’s Super Pharmacies Initiatives are now open, Victoria’s Minister for Health, Jill Hennessy, has announced. The initiative, to which the Andrews Government has pledged $28.7 …
FIP releases resources for helping refugees
Guidance for pharmacists and pharmacy staff on providing care for refugees has been issued by FIP. The advisory document, “Providing pharmaceutical care to migrant populations”, has been produced by an …
Inflectra to be PBS listed from December
Pfizer today confirmed that the first mAb biosimilar, Inflectra (infliximab), will be added to the PBS on 1 December 2015 for the treatment of eight inflammatory conditions.
Guild moving on harm minimisation: Tambassis
The deferral of a decision on codeine scheduling will give the Guild time to address the problem of codeine dependence, national president George Tambassis said in his address to the …
Pharmacy of the Year finalists announced
The Pharmacy Guild has announced the five finalist community pharmacies for this year’s Guild Pharmacy of the Year Award. The five finalists (in alphabetical order) are: Friendlies High Wycombe Perth …
CHF lauds Labor tobacco approach, calls for similar on obesity
The ALP’s plan to increase the tobacco excise will help reduce the number of smokers in Australia, saving many from avoidable illness and death caused by cardiovascular disease and lung …
Preventive health, deterring smoking key issues: Bill Shorten
Opposition leader Bill Shorten used last night’s address to the Guild Annual Dinner at Parliament House to highlight Labor’s plan to increase the tobacco excise. Yesterday Mr Shorten, Shadow Treasurer …
Pharmacy too often ignored: Richard di Natale
Pharmacists are underutilised in preventive health and their voices are too often missing from discussion of the health care system in Australia, Greens leader Senator Richard di Natale told the …
Pharmacy to evolve, be more competitive: Ley
The role of pharmacists must continue to evolve as Australia’s healthcare system undergoes modernising changes, Health Minister Sussan Ley told the Guild dinner at Parliament House in Canberra last night. …
Guild welcoming but wary on Pharmacy Remuneration and Regulation Review
The Pharmacy Guild of Australia says it will work constructively with the Pharmacy Remuneration and Regulation Review Panel on the basis that they will take an objective and evidence-based approach …
Guild slams Harper review as Government responds to review
The Pharmacy Guild has again slammed the findings of the Competition Policy Review following the Government’s release of its response to the review. The Government will partly or wholly adopt …
Teen smoking rates continue to decline
A major survey of Australian teenagers shows that smoking rates are continuing to decline, in an encouraging trend welcomed by Quit Victoria and the Heart Foundation. The 2014 survey, led …