Taking responsibility
Scheduling decisions see migraine treatments move to Pharmacist Only status, while liquid paracetamol S2 sales to be restricted from mid-year Proposed medicines scheduling changes will see the migraine treatments Sumatriptan …
Taking advantage of the situation
Warning issued over products claiming to prevent or treat coronavirus The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has issued a warning to consumers about products that are on sale with claims they …
Opioids under review
TGA flags changes to prescription opioid regulations following consultation The TGA has given notice that changes will be made to the pack sizes, dosage and advice supplied with prescription opioids …
Show me the money
Pharmacy Guild donations skewed heavily toward ALP during the last financial year, electoral commission data reveals The Guild threw its financial support largely behind the Australian Labor Party in the …
Policy update
It’s time to modernise and reboot Australia’s 20-year-old National Medicines Policy Pharmacy academics say it’s time to reboot Australia’s National Medicines Policy to reflect changes in healthcare, technology and community …
Missing the finish line
Most pharmacists are unclear about the medication advice they should be providing to athletes Australian pharmacists believe they need much more training before they can confidently advice athletes on the …
APP: Keeping you up to date
Keep on top of all the developments around electronic prescriptions at APP2020 Is your pharmacy ready for the reality of electronic prescriptions? The Australian Government wants all community pharmacies to …
In the honours
A number of pharmacy and industry identities have been recognised in this year’s Australia Day Honours Among those receiving honours in this years awards are: *Emeritus Professor Vivian Bruce Sunderland …
Pharmacists: we’re ready
Australian pharmacists say they’re ready to take on a wider range of deprescribed medicines Australian pharmacists believe the profession is ready to “safely and effectively manage” a wider range of …
War of words continues over College restructure
College of Pharmacy president refutes “resentful” PSA claims that member vote to accept a Pharmacy Guild-backed proposal was not a “resounding endorsement” The president of the Australian College of Pharmacy …
College takeover wins approval
Members of the Australian College of Pharmacy have accepted a proposal for it to be effectively taken over by a branch of the Pharmacy Guild According to College President Chris …
The top ten
What were our readers interested in over the holiday season? As we get into the swing of 2020, let’s take a look back at the major news items our readers …