Back out the front
Children’s paracetamol products can now return to the front of the store, but other restrictions to remain in place The TGA’s Medicine Shortages Working Party has decided that pharmacies can …
World News Wrapup: 1 July 2020
Legal action to be launched after pharmacist dies from COVID-19; UK pharmacists warned on price gouging, Trump buys up medicine supplies; Indian pharmacist commits suicide London, UK: The son of …
Dispensing program wins an extension
Pharmacy groups welcome three month extension for continued dispensing arrangements Health Minister Greg Hunt has announced a three month extension to the temporary Continued Dispensing (Emergency Measures). This will take …
What’s the problem?
Guild leader queries need for ‘finding fault’ pharmacy vax audits, and calls for NIP inclusion for the profession A state Guild leader has taken issue with health officials seeking an …
The price disclosure roadmap
The next batch of medicines to undergo price disclosure reductions has been revealed The PBS has released the list of medicines that are to be included in the October 2020 …
Supply shutdown
Depression treatment no longer to be supplied in Australia Australian consumers and health professionals are being advised that phenelzine tablets will no longer being supplied, and stock is currently very …
Remember your allies
Rural Health Commissioner expansion is welcome, but we need a mental health focus too, says pharmacist MP The recent passage of legislation to establish a new National Rural Health Commissioner …
Codeine quantities confirmed
No lasting increase in low-dose codeine use following upscheduling, TGA says, as study reveals pharmacists’ post-schedule experiences The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has found there was a temporary spike in the …
Leading the pack
Who are the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies? These are the top 20 New statistics collated by UK data and analytics agency GlobalData has revealed the world’s 20 leading pharmaceutical companies …
Intern of the Year honoured
Delayed presentation held for the 2020 Intern of the Year Lucinda Kenny was presented this week with the 2020 Intern of the Year award, an honour delayed by the cancellation …
The top ten
Medicine regulatory changes, reports of poor practice and the long-awaited 7CPA signing top our most read stories list These were the most read stories on our website from 10 May …
1969: the right kind of pharmacy
Is the professional-style pharmacy out of date? Is the ‘Chemist-Mart’ on supermarket lines inevitable? These questions were being asked by AJP in October 1969 A report in the October 1969 …