PM spruiks double dispensing savings
Nearly two million 60-day scripts were dispensed up to the end of 2023 – but pharmacists say there’s another way to improve medicines affordability Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and health …
Wildcard winner named
The Pharmacy Student of the Year Wildcard entry has been awarded to McKinlay Nolan from the University of Tasmania The award was announced on Friday (19 January) evening at the …
The week in review
Another week in Australian pharmacy, and more discussion of the 8CPA and working conditions CAPS continues to express its concerns about the state of the community pharmacy sector, with often-spokesperson …
Pharmacist messaged ‘vulnerable, single women’ with sex requests
The Pharmacy Board has named a pharmacist who was disqualified for 12 months for his unprofessional behaviour with three female patients, as well as inappropriate dispensing Late last year the …
Make RSV jab accessible: Sim
The new RSV vaccine is welcome, but steps need to be taken to ensure it reaches those who need it, says a leading pharmacist Following the approval of a new …
Poll: Your biggest issue in 2024
2023 was a huge year in pharmacy – what’s on your agenda in 2024? As the PSA’s Fei Sim told the AJP Podcast, 2023 was a “monumental year” in the …
Pharmacists evaluate the GEDI way
Emergency departments may be “chaotic environments,” but they also provide an opportunity for pharmacists to identify potentially inappropriate prescribing in older patients New data published in the Journal of Pharmacy …
Hospital walkout over parking fee hike
Pharmacists were among an estimated 300 hospital workers who staged a walkout to protest against an “extortionate” increase in parking fees On Wednesday, 17 January, around 300 workers at Sydney’s …
World news wrapup: 18 January 2024
How a US pharmacy’s compounding of generic Ozempic, Mounjaro led to its closure; promethazine sold to drug dealers; English pharmacies air woes on TV Nashville, Tennessee: The Washington Post has …
Pharmacist uses day off to get dexamphetamine from workplace
A theft caught on CCTV triggered a police search, where a pharmacist’s possession of methylamphetamine, capsicum spray and a selection of stolen medicines was uncovered Western Australia’s State Administrative Tribunal …
Tasmanian pharmacy gave expired Covid jabs
One state health department is working with a pharmacy to contact some of its patients, to whom it gave expired Covid vaccines Tasmania’s director of public health, Dr Mark Veitch, …
Pharmacists told to be vigilant about boundaries
A pharmacist has been reprimanded and her registration cancelled after her “predatory and opportunistic” conduct saw her receive more than $65,000 worth of gifts from a patient The pharmacist’s case …