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PSA Media Releases – 1. PSA calls for support to allow pharmacists to do more for public health 2. Victorian pharmacists recognised 3. PSA welcomes new SHPA leaders 4. PSA welcomes new Victorian Government 5. PSA awarded continued funding as national peak body for pharmacists 6. PSA welcomes new Victorian Health Minister 7.Pharmacy organisations join forces to promote Australian research
1. PSA calls for support to allow pharmacists to do more for public health November 8, 2018 The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) calls on Victoria’s political parties to improve Victorians’ access to healthcare by allowing pharmacists to do more, including through Medication Assisted Treatment for Opioid Dependence (MATOD) services. PSA Victorian President Benjamin Marchant said pharmacists…
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ASMI Media Release – 2018 ASMI AGM elects new Board Director
2018 ASMI AGM elects new Board Director 28 November 2018 The Australian Self Medication Industry (ASMI) held its AGM in Parliament House, Canberra, yesterday. Doug Cunningham, Managing Director, Johnson & Johnson Pacific and Mark Sargent, General Manager, ANZ Consumer Health Bayer Australia were re-elected to the Board of Directors. Joining the Board of Directors for…
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SHPA Media Releases – 1. New opioid data drives urgency for national action 2. Pharmacists shine as first Advancing Practice credentials awarded 3. JPPR doubles down on deprescribing 4. SHPA Queensland Branch welcomes pharmacy policy support 5. More than conversations: Pharmacists get to the heart of patient-centred care 6. Hospital pharmacy essential to patient safety and high-quality care in hospitals
Friday 9 November 2018 1. New opioid data drives urgency for national action The release of new data showing growing incidence of opioid-related harm and misuse in Australia significantly adds to the building impetus for collaborative and effective nationwide action the Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA) said today. Released this morning by the…
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NPS Media Releases – 1. New resources to improve the quality of at-home palliative care service delivery 2. Getting to the heart of diabetes webinar replay now available 3. Gabapentinoid misuse: an emerging problem 4. Australian Prescriber 5. Are you up to speed on antibiotic resistance?
MEDICINEWISE UPDATE NOVEMBER 2018 1. New resources to improve the quality of at-home palliative care service delivery NPS MedicineWise has collaborated with caring@home to develop resources to support clinicians delivering at-home palliative services to people who choose to be cared for and die at home. * Guidelines for handling palliative care medicines in community services * palliMEDS smartphone app to…
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PSA Media Releases – 1. PSA calls for support to allow pharmacists to do more for public health 2. New campaign urges Victorian smokers to seek advice from Quit-trained pharmacists 3. Pharmacists to vaccinate against more diseases in NSW
1. PSA calls for support to allow pharmacists to do more for public health November 8, 2018 The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) calls on Victoria’s political parties to improve Victorians’ access to healthcare by allowing pharmacists to do more, including through Medication Assisted Treatment for Opioid Dependence (MATOD) services. PSA Victorian President Benjamin Marchant said…
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NPS Media Releases – 1. NEW DRUGS:Erenumab for migraine 2. MEDICINEWISE UPDATE: caring@home – Palliative care medicine guidelines – palliMEDS app 3. World Antibiotic Awareness Week
1. NEW DRUGS Erenumab for migraine Monthly injections of erenumab can reduce the number of attacks in people who have frequent migraine. Find out more ► 2. MEDICINEWISE UPDATE NOVEMBER 2018 caring@home is an Australian Government-funded project aiming to improve the quality of palliative care service delivery by developing a range of resources for community service providers,…
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PSA Media Releases – 1. Exceptional Tasmanian Pharmacists Honoured 2. International Expert Visits Australia to Explore the Future of Pharmacist Prescribing
1. Exceptional Tasmanian pharmacists honoured 23 October, 2018 Respected pharmacist Graeme Holloway received the Tasmanian Pharmacist Lifetime Achievement Award at the fifth annual Tasmanian Pharmacist Dinner on Saturday 20 October. Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) National President Dr Shane Jackson presented the award to Mr Holloway at the iconic Henry Jones Art Hotel on the…
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ASMI Media Releases – 1. Cough Medicine 2. 2018 Diamond Award Winners
1. Cough Medicine 03 October 2018 The Australian Self Medication Industry (ASMI) seeks to reassure Australians that cough and cold medicines containing pholcodine have a long history of use and a well-established, favourable safety profile. Pholcodine is used as a common cough suppressant and is an active ingredient in some cough and cold products available…
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PSA Media Releases – 1. SafeScript to combat medicine misuse 2. Nationally consistent approach to pharmacist administered vaccinations will improve access for all Australians
1. SafeScript to combat medicine misuse October 2, 2018 It is common that victim file a case against a defendant to combat the drug misuse. Whereas with the help of lawyer’s defense for a drug charge, defendant gets bail. But now PSA welcomes the launch of Victoria’s real-time prescription monitoring (RTPM) program SafeScript to help…
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NPS Media Releases – 1. Start of new CPD year 2. Webinar: Getting to the heart of diabetes 3. Australian Prescriber: Treatment of irritable bowel syndrome
MEDICINEWISE UPDATE OCTOBER 2018 1. Start of new CPD year The start of the new CPD year is already here. Get a head start on implementing your CPD plan now with our extensive range of free activities. Current topics include PPIs in GORD, plus statins, depression and COPD Start now 2. Webinar: Getting to the heart of…