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Hospital pharmacists welcome policies
The SHPA has welcomed comment on the “critical” importance of safely managing medicines for patients moving between the hospital and the home at APP on the Gold Coast yesterday Society …
Asthma update
The National Asthma Council Australia has released a major update of its online Australian Asthma Handbook Guidelines Committee Chair and general practitioner Professor Amanda Barnard says Handbook version 2.0, which …
Day One: Tea with AJP
Miranda chats with AJP Editor Chris Brooker about what happened on the first day of APP2019
Amcal unveils new format
Amcal and Guardian have named their top pharmacies, as well as two new initiatives At their conference on the Gold Coast, the two brands also announced a range of winning …
Labor ‘very much’ understands view that $1 discount didn’t work
Medicines affordability will be top of mind for Labor should it win office, says Catherine King, saying the party supports full scope of practice Shadow Minister for Health Catherine King …
Pharmacy of the Year unveiled
Flannery’s Pharmacy Forbes has been named 2019 Pharmacy of the Year At the APP conference on the Gold Coast, Health Minister Greg Hunt announced that the pharmacy from central west …
Hunt: New trial, shorter payment times
Health Minister solidifies support for community pharmacy, announcing new $5 million mental health trial program, reduced PBS payment times and guaranteed AHI rates at APP2019 Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt …
Hunt begins for top pharmacy assistant
Nominations for the 2019 Pharmacy Guild of Australia/Maxigesic Pharmacy Assistant of the Year Award (PATY) are now open The Award officially opened at the Australian Pharmacy Professional Conference and Trade …
‘These activities are not within the scope of practice of a pharmacist.’
AMA president Dr Tony Bartone has slammed a strategic partnership between Bupa and TerryWhite Chemmart as “outrageous” Under the partnership, which is set to launch in May, Bupa’s four million …
World news wrapup: 6 March 2019
New Zealand cough medicine reclassification gaffe; historic Dublin pharmacy asks for help; GP-pharmacist turf war heats up in Malaysia New Zealand: Pharmacies were not told that certain cough medicines had …
PSA honours top SA/NT pharmacists
Dr Danny Tsai has received the SA/NT Pharmacist of the Year Award at the Annual Celebration of Excellence in Pharmacy hosted by the PSA Minister for Industry and Skills David …
‘It will take courage to face the failure of our current drug policies.’
NSW Deputy State Coroner Harriet Grahame has called for a drug summit, attention to real time prescribing, better access to drug substitution programs and better pharmacy takeup of naloxone She …