The week in review
Pharmacy united this week to back calls for Commonwealth Prac Payments to be extended to pharmacy students, while the Guild has set its sights on regaining the profession’s status as …
GP to lead AMA
Queensland-based GP, Dr Danielle McMullen, has been appointed as the next president of the Australian Medical Association (AMA) McMullen the organisation’s current vice president will assume the presidency on 1 …
Profession must maintain advantage
It’s July 1964 and pharmacy is held in high esteem, but the pharmacists are warned not to rest on their laurels Positive public perceptions of the pharmacy sector cannot be …
World News Wrapup: 25 July 2024
Irish pharmacists call for end to 16-year freeze on dispensing fees; CrowdStrike outage hits deliveries in the UK; Amazon Pharmacy launches in Japan with local support Dublin, Ireland: Small pharmacies …
Heart attack meds not consistent
Despite clear evidence of medication benefits during year after heart attack, low dispensing of key recommended medication classes has been found Medicine strategies following a heart attack vary from patient …
Misleading ‘health hacks’ a risk: Sim
Patients urged to turn to pharmacists for healthcare advice rather than “unverified websites and online influencers” Pharmacists have a key role to play in correcting misleading health advice being proffered …
TGA issues ‘Robust’ warning
Patients urged to take ‘Robust Extreme’ capsules to their local community pharmacy for safe disposal Consumers who have purchased a product labelled ‘Robust Extreme’ capsules are being advised to stop …
NAPSA seeks new chairs
Students urged to nominate to be chairs of NAPSA committees Nominations to chair the National Australian Pharmacy Students’ Association’s (NAPSA’s) 10 committees for the 2024/25 term are now open. …
Qld lawyer receives 252 oxycontin scripts…in less than five months
A lawyer went to a Queensland pharmacy and told the pharmacist he had a note for her to read: a threat that he had a knife and acid, and wanted …
Dialysis patients sometimes on ‘up to 20 tablets in one day’
Pharmacy interventions are crucial to supporting people with kidney disease, says senior renal pharmacist Hospital pharmacists are helping to improve the management of anaemia and blood pressure in people with …
SHPA, PSS extend partnership
SHPA and PSS highlight link between pharmacy recognition and professional wellbeing, with new deal The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA) has signed a new three-year Memorandum of …
The Week in Review
Changes to nicotine vaping legislation, the proposed Sigma/Chemist Warehouse merger and pharmacy’s role in encouraging at-risk individuals to access Take Home Naloxone, dominated the headlines this week After a late …