Seven deadly doses
A new report into Australia’s second pill testing trial shows that double the amount of substances were tested this year – and some were potentially deadly At the Canberra stage …
More measles in NSW
Pharmacies are among places visited by people who returned overseas with measles NSW Health has again reiterated its call for people to be vaccinated against the infectious disease after two …
Guild accused of ‘bullying’ governments for profit
The leaders of Australia’s peak general practice organisations have united to lobby governments not to accept Pharmacy Guild policy The doctors said in a statement that the Guild is attempting …
The week in review
It’s been a busy week in pharmacy, with a focus on rural health and the GP turf war This week we learned that the Pharmacy Guild‘s civil case against Ramsay …
Community pharmacist prescribing ‘indefensible,’ says doc
Only two in three Australians trying to access a GP for urgent medical care are seen that day, a leading GP writes in criticising the Queensland pharmacy trial Dr Richard …
World news wrapup: 22 August 2019
Queen’s pharmacist slammed for selling homeopathic Berlin Wall; Canterbury hospital pharmacists to walk off the job; customer satisfaction in the US UK: The pharmacist by appointment to Queen Elizabeth and …
AMA ‘sat like a moo cow’ while GP surgeries corporatised: Guild
An AMA state councillor has attacked what it calls the “open secret” of complex pharmacy ownership structures, as well as discount chains and alternative therapies Writing on the AMA WA’s …
First pharmacy Telehealth service launches
Sigma Healthcare and its branded pharmacies have launched a partnership with Doctors on Demand called InClinic, which it says is Australia’s first Telehealth service in pharmacies InClinic provides patients with …
‘Thank you, Chemist Warehouse.’
Chemist Warehouse has received praise for pulling its advertising from the Alan Jones Breakfast Show, following Mr Jones’ remarks about New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern Last week, Mr Jones attracted …
GP waiting times to ‘blow out,’ says Guild
Around 800 workforce visas for doctors to work in primary care are set to be removed—and the Guild says pharmacists can help manage the extra burden Reforms which will see …
‘The AMA has verballed the Pharmacy Guild.’
The AMA needs to “calm down and stop jumping at shadows,” says the Guild, as the AMA Council discusses the Guild’s policy paper The AMA’s Federal Council has discussed the …
Alleged thieves smash their way into pharmacy
Police have released video of a man robbing a Queensland pharmacy after a concrete brick was thrown through its door In the video, two men approach the Southport pharmacy before …