19.10.2009
TWC and Medibank in health check alliance
The private health insurance sector is moving towards greater endorsement of pharmacy`s growing role in disease prevention with the link-up between Terry White Chemists (TWC) and Australia`s largest health fund.The pharmacy chain announced that... |
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18.10.2009
Butler backs pharmacy
The Federal Government has delivered another message of support to the profession, with the Parliamentary Secretary for Health highlighting several critical roles for pharmacists in the Government`s health reform agenda. //Mark Butler opened the... |
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15.10.2009
Ball set rolling on national e-health strategy
Over the next three years, the National E-Health Transition Authority (NEHTA) will deliver key components of the National E-Health Strategy, endorsed by Australian health ministers in late 2008.//The Strategic Plan they have just released... |
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15.10.2009
Top award goes to Sydney pharmacist
A Sydney pharmacist and pioneer of an innovative pharmacy practice model has become this year`s Pharmacist of the Year.//Nick Logan of Nick Logan Pharmacist Advice in Artarmon was awarded the honour at the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia`s... |
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13.10.2009
Govt accused of stalling on ADHD drugs
The Federal opposition has accused the Government of failing to properly regulate drugs for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).//Acting opposition health spokesman Senator Mathias Cormann demanded to know why the Government had not yet... |
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13.10.2009
Faulty medicine caps prompt recall
More than 30 liquid medicines sold in pharmacies are at the centre of a recall due to possible faultiness of child-resistant caps.//The Therapeutic Goods Administration today issued an alert and instituted a recall sparked by possible problems in... |
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30.09.2009
UK advice on faster access to medicines
The Australian Government must move to slash red tape in the regulation of medicines if the full potential of pharmacists is to be realised, government officials and industry leaders will hear at the Australian Self-Medication Industry (ASMI)... |
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30.09.2009
Third of Aussies` health bill goes on drugs: report
More than a third of the money ordinary Australians spent on their health in 2007-08 went on medications, a new snapshot of health spending has revealed.//A report released yesterday by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) showed... |
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11.01.2009
Pharmacy gets behind breast cancer initiative
Pharmacy Cricket has announced its support for the McGrath Foundation through the auction of two framed and autographed memorabilia photos of Glenn McGrath. The photographs will be auctioned at the Pharmacy Cricket trophy presentation dinner in... |
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