When is a script not a script?
A pharmacist spotted several significant errors in an off-label script for ketamine, which the prescriber then tried to claim was not really a script at all The Health Care Complaints …
Docs push ‘terrible policy’
The RACGP has weighed into calls for double dispensing ahead of the May Federal Budget The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners says that allowing 60-day scripts would halve dispensing …
Invest in future, says SHPA
SHPA says a key NSW election pledge to fund the state’s future healthcare workforce must include pharmacist positions In welcoming the election of the Minns Labor Government in NSW over …
Who’s in the money?
Chemist Warehouse chiefs have made another rich list, with more speculation about a float The Australian has released the 2023 edition of The List – Australia’s Richest 250, detailing who’s …
The week in review
The eyes of the nation turned to the Gold Coast this week, as we heard from Guild representatives, politicians and other pharmacy leaders at APP2023 Thousands of pharmacists from around …
Quirky video comes out on top
Pharmacy 777 Port Hedland in Western Australia is the first prize winner for Best Video in the Pharmacy Guild’s 2023 ‘Why I Love Rural Pharmacy’ video competition The contest was open to …
More vaccines streamlined via pharmacy
Tasmanian pharmacists will now be able to administer more vaccines – and GPs are predictably outraged Hot on the heels of the announcement earlier this week that Tasmanian pharmacists would …
‘Outstanding ambassador’ named top intern
The Intern of the Year award was announced at this year’s APP conference on the Gold Coast: Kamilaroi woman Georgina Morris Morris received the Pharmacy Guild of Australia/MIMS Intern of …
‘Racism is the biggest public health issue that Australia faces today.’
Ahpra says it has taken a step towards a more culturally safe health regulation process The regulator has announced that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander representatives will guide the National …
‘Outliers’ targeted in anti-fraud bill
One politician has taken aim at “corporate pharmacies” when discussing a bill targeting pharmacy owners who engage in fraud The National Health Amendment (Effect of Prosecution – Approved Pharmacist Corporations) …
New scholarship announced
The Pharmacy Guild of Australia and Symbion have announced a new student scholarship initiative to improve outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander pharmacy students The initiative will strengthen the …
Act now, Fiasp patients urged
Diabetes drug was set to vanish from the Australian market in days – but there’s now temporary relief for patients Patients who want to stay on the diabetes medicine Fiasp …