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Keep tax deductibility on assets up to $20k: Quilty
Guild executive director David Quilty has praised the Turnbull Government’s Enterprise Tax Plan And the Guild is seeking to retain immediate tax deductibility of asset purchases up to $20,000 beyond …
Forum: PSA in the Mardi Gras
“An Auspharm forum member writes: Just saw on the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia Facebook page that the PSA is seeking to participate in a float for the Sydney 2018 Mardi …
TGA releases codeine ‘fact sheet’ for consumers
Most people should be able to manage their pain with safer alternative medicines, says TGA The consumer fact sheet called Codeine-containing medicines: Harms and changes to patient access outlines the changes that …
“One airway, one disease”
Rhinitis and asthma are frequently linked together and should be considered as a single pathology in approaches to thunderstorm asthma, say doctors in MJA InSight Referencing the “world’s most devastating …
Victorian pharmacist flu jabs launched
Victorian Health Minister Jill Hennessy visited Priceline Pharmacy in Williamstown to encourage Victorians to get vaccinated Ms Hennessy highlighted the Victorian Government’s education initiative which saw more than 500 pharmacists …
Could we be facing a flu pandemic?
The number of new flu viruses is increasing and could lead to a pandemic, say Australian epidemiologists C Raina MacIntyre, Professor of Infectious Diseases Epidemiology, Head of the School of Public Health and …
Forum: Targin Product Presentations
“I can’t understand why pharmaceutical companies kept choosing product presentations that increase rather than mitigate medication errors. Though we have been so blessed with an array of colours to select …
Poll: Do you support a mandatory national real-time monitoring system?
Health Minister Greg Hunt is expected to announce additional funding to get a mandatory national real-time recording system up and running by the end of the year According to media …
Dog medicine leads to mixup
An unusual case from France has highlighted the importance of medicine reconciliation, say experts A 66-year-old man with cirrhosis and chronic alcoholism was accidentally prescribed his dog’s medication when admitted …
Making sure you get social
Does a dedicated social media strategy offer benefits to a pharmacy? Chris Brooker investigates The social media landscape continues to evolve rapidly for both consumers and businesses. With nearly three …
Man sentenced after pharmacy rampage
A Victorian man has been sentenced to two years and nine months in prison after he trashed a pharmacy and threatened staff with scissors Jeamy Olaa pleaded guilty to several …
Union puts out call for employee pharmacist witnesses
The union for employee pharmacists has provided the Fair Work Commission with a major submission in support of lifting pay in the Pharmacy Industry Award PPA’s submission covers the expert evidence it …