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‘So grateful to Priceline Pharmacy for getting behind the Diamonds’
Priceline Pharmacy extends partnership with Netball Australia, becoming new Principal Partner of the Australian Diamonds Player uniforms will boast the Priceline Pharmacy logo front and centre, which will be debuted …
‘Let’s be serious’: Liberals take aim at vape laws
Australia’s current pharmacy-only vape laws are fuelling organised crime, a Coalition MP says Labor is being accused of “spin” and “pretending that they’re doing the right thing” when it comes …
‘Possible’ GLP-1 effects in substance use disorders
Despite “lots of interest” in possible reductions in alcohol and smoking, cost and side effects may present barriers to using popular weight loss drugs in addiction medicine Major studies have …
Evidence ‘weak’ behind medicinal cannabis for insomnia
Medicinal cannabis showed little to no clinically meaningful improvement in sleep quality and satisfaction, but the quality of evidence is low, new Cochrane review finds The evidence behind medicinal cannabis …
Board opens consultation on supervised practice
Proposed changes to registration standards to allow for “greater flexibility in supervision arrangements for interns” The Pharmacy Board of Australia has opened a public consultation on its proposed changes to …
Icon falls victim to data breach
Oncology care provider confirms incident involving unauthorised access to patient information Australia’s largest cancer care provider, Icon Oncology Group, is the latest victim of a hacker known as 2019. The …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Pharmacists’ role in recognising medication-related oral health risks in aged care Medication-related oral health complications, including salivary gland hypofunction, xerostomia, dental …
dRx series: deprescribing COPD medicines in older people
Amanda Quek and Amy Page
Dr Amy Page and Amanda Quek take a look at the growing recognition of the importance of deprescribing in COPD Deprescribing is defined as a person-centred process of medication withdrawal …
Students urged to register now
Some students about to wrap up their studies can apply for registration now, the Pharmacy Board says In a statement the Board says that those who are studying to become …
Police act on pharmacy tip
Staff at a Chemist Warehouse told police that a nurse had presented a tramadol script stolen from a patient A nurse has faced the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal after …
A new phase for ANZCAP
AdPha says its ANZCAP program is now preparing for the next era of advanced pharmacy practice ANZCAP is evolving to support the profession through pharmacist prescribing and beyond, says Advanced …