Nats call to reverse or compromise codeine decision
The NSW National Party has thrown its support behind the Guild’s “prescription – except when” concept At the Harden Pharmacy in regional NSW, state Deputy Premier and Nationals Leader John …
Break down mandatory reporting barrier: PSA
Pharmacists should be exempted from mandatory reporting requirements, says the PSA PSA made a submission to the COAG Health Council in which it urges the body to adopt Western Australia’s …
Helping carers through the health care maze
Pharmacy support for carers needs a much higher profile, says an Amcal spokesperson Amcal is hosting a booth at the 7th International Carers Conference, currently underway in Adelaide, where pharmacists …
Flu study shows pharmacists increased coverage
A national approach to pharmacist-administered vaccines could help boost immunisation rates, one pharmacy academic says The University of Sydney’s Professor Peter Carroll, who with colleague Jane Hanrahan investigated how influenza …
World news wrapup: 5 October 2017
Free drugs destroying pharmacy sector in Jamaica; pharmacist assaulted after patient death; US medicinal cannabis classes stopped over legal issues Jamaica: Journalist and pharmacy owner Milton Wray has condemned the …
Boots pharmacist ‘a mess’ over MURs
A British pharmacist has been struck off the register after failing to complete paperwork for as many as 138 medicines reviews while he worked for Boots Adam Hamer’s case was …
Opioid misuse training boost
NSW Health is set to invest in training pharmacists and GPs in providing treatment for opioid addiction Following the expiration of its current training tender for the NSW Health Opioid …
Thunderstorm asthma alert service rolls out
Victorians are set to receive thunderstorm asthma alerts, thanks to data from Deakin University The Bureau of Meteorology will send alerts to Victorians for the first time via the new …
Amazon: Australia’s not ready
Australian retailers are completely unprepared for the arrival of Amazon, new data show Digital marketing agency DataSauce – which was founded by the former head of digital at Catch of …
Clumping issue prompts recall
AbbVie is recalling one lot of Lucrin Depot Paediatric 30mg PDS, due to a quality issue The TGA advised that the batch is being recalled due to reports of the …
Know your heart, says TWC
TerryWhite Chemmart has teamed up with the Heart Foundation to offer free staff blood pressure checks TerryWhite Chemmart and the Heart Foundation used World Heart Day last week (Friday 29th …
New recommendations on meds information
More attention needs to be paid to improving the quality of medicines information resources, says FIP The International Pharmaceutical Federation has launched a new Statement of Policy: “Strategic development of …