‘Pot shot’ doesn’t help GP-pharmacist relationship
A GP and regular pharmacy critic has claimed there would be “regulatory incompetence on a grand scale” were pharmacist prescribing permitted Dr Evan Ackermann, a Queensland GP and chair of …
MHR security under the spotlight
AMA president Dr Tony Bartone has again defended My Health Record, as up to 20,000 Australians opted out on the first day they could Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull reportedly told …
Opt-out period begins with ‘disaster’
The Health Minister has defended My Health Record as having Defence-level security, as the Shadow Minister declares the beginning of the opt-out period “shocking” And experts have highlighted a number …
Is My Health Record secure?
There is no guarantee that My Health Record will not be breached, says one expert closely involved with the system Dr Steve Hambleton, deputy chair of the My Health Record …
Pharmacy more than ‘retail end’ of health
Queensland is “out of step” with other jurisdictions, the Pharmacy Guild says in its submission to the state’s inquiry into the sector And Courier-Mail editor Sam Weir says that wider …
The week in review
This week we saw GPs and pharmacists working together… and heard why pharmacy’s future is bright One usual critic of pharmacy called for pharmacists and GPs to work hand in …
Montelukast and safety
Following a Government request, the TGA is undertaking additional risk mitigation activities after a new safety review of montelukast In February 2018, mainstream media reported on adverse events allegedly linked …
Pharmacists ‘intimidated’ out of pursuing claims
The union for employee pharmacists has lodged an underpayment claim of around $160,000 for a pharmacist in charge PPA says that the case is the “worst example of wage theft” …
Sick note stoush flares again
When a Victorian pharmacy changed a promotional sign to advertise absence from work certificates, nobody was expecting it to go viral The sign, outside the Torquay Pharmacy near Bells Beach, …
Shortage proves pharmacy’s worth
The shortage of flu vaccines highlights how important pharmacist vaccination is becoming, says one pharmacy group Advantage Pharmacy says that it has experienced “overwhelming” demand for flu vaccines across its …
‘Who’s going to take the first step?’
A frequent critic of the pharmacy sector has spoken out to urge GPs and pharmacists to work together In his Doctor’s Bag blog, immediate past RACGP Vice President and RACGP …
‘An honour and a privilege.’
Two Canberra pharmacies got together to make life easier for palliative care patients and their carers… and it’s been an emotional journey Samantha Kourtis, managing partner of the Charnwood Capital …