Push for the Pill
George Tambassis has written to the Federal Health Minister urging him to push forward pharmacist script renewals for the Pill In the letter, sighted by the AJP, Mr Tambassis highlighted …
Pharmacy won’t be deregulated: Hooper
Sigma is entering a “growth phase where we have few business constraints” following the end of its contract with Chemist Warehouse Sigma has announced its financial results for the six …
‘Factory medicine’ a risk with GP ownership
A law professor and privacy expert has warned that a “handful” of players could dominate the pharmacy market if the current regulations are scrapped The AMA recently created a working …
Clinical tips: stroke
A stroke is a life-threatening emergency, writes Louis Roller A stroke, previously known medically as a cerebrovascular accident (CVA), is the rapidly developing loss of brain function(s) due to disturbance …
Don’t allow CWH monopoly: Guild
Chemist Warehouse and media supporters have been knocking heads with the Pharmacy Guild over the potential for free scripts from the discount giant Earlier this week, News Corp national health …
Chronic pain trial ‘strategically important’
The Guild is encouraging pharmacists to increase patient recruitment numbers for the Chronic Pain MedsCheck Trial In this week’s edition of Forefront, the Guild reminded participating pharmacists that patient recruitment …
More GPs to integrate a pharmacist
How will the workdays of four new non-dispensing pharmacists look? South Eastern NSW PHN has announced Commonwealth funding to support four general practices in the region to integrate a non-dispensing …
World news wrapup: 5 September 2019
Pharmacist struck off for good after murdering his wife; pharmacist claims discrimination over substance abuse disorder; heart checks to roll out across England Middlesborough, England: A pharmacist who was sentenced …
Follow Victoria’s lead, states urged
The life-saving role of clinical tools in reducing risk for vulnerable Australians was acknowledged last week, with Victoria’s SafeScript real-time prescription monitoring winning a national award for innovation and excellence …
Paracetamol: ‘balance versus risk’
It’s too early to decide whether restrictions on access to paracetamol are appropriate, says one leading pharmacist, following reports of increased hospitalisations related to the drug New research published in …
No, pharmacies didn’t offer old over-65s stock: Guild
A Pharmacy Guild spokesperson has told AMA president Dr Tony Bartone to “stop digging” over his old flu vaccine remarks The spokesperson rejected fresh claims that pharmacists were administering the …
Twitter roundup
What happened in the world of pharmacy on Twitter this week? As well as business as usual, the role of pharmacists was being discussed… You verify a prescription for 90 …