State Council, new ownership Act on way
The Queensland Government has introduced a Bill for a contemporary Pharmacy Business Ownership Act in Parliament The Pharmacy Guild of Australia, Queensland Branch welcomed the move. State Branch President Chris Owen said …
World news wrapup: 30 November 2023
German pharmacists to strike again; Canadian reprimanded after giving expired vaccines; NZ debates the return of OTC pseudoephedrine Dresden, Germany: A significant number of pharmacies in Germany are planned to …
Jump in asthma deaths recorded
Over-reliance on OTC salbutamol may be contributing to a spike in Australian asthma deaths, one veteran pharmacist and asthma expert warns The National Asthma Council Australia has released new Australian …
‘Check the medicine’ instead of trusting pharmacists: patient call
Another woman is calling for two-pharmacist prescription checking, following her mother’s methotrexate overdose “I want to help people to understand why they should always check the medication and not just …
The Supercare change: more details emerge
The Victorian Department of Health has confirmed that 12 of the 20 Supercare pharmacies will end their involvement with the project Following yesterday’s (28 November 2023) opinion piece by Angelo …
Former nurse lied to get opioids, court told
A former nurse has faced court after she contacted a pharmacy, pretending to be a doctor, to get oxycodone News Corp has reported on the case of Morgan Reanne Ainsworth, …
New Year crackdown on non-therapeutic vaping
A new special access scheme pathway to prescribe e-cigarettes – which will see nurse practitioners as well as doctors able to prescribe them – will start on 1 January Stakeholders …
Reinvest Supercare funds into community pharmacy: Tassone
Savings from changes to funding for Victoria’s Supercare Pharmacies could be ploughed back into the sector to improve patient health, one leading pharmacist says The Victorian Government has made changes …
Medication safety contribution honoured
Monash Health says it “couldn’t be prouder” that one of its leading pharmacists has been recognised for her contribution to medication safety Wendy Ewing, deputy director of pharmacy, quality, at …
Pharmacists leading the way with stewardship tool
A group of WA health stakeholders are set to evaluate an antimicrobial stewardship decision support tool The tool, Antimicrobial Pathways (AMPs), will be evaluated by a collaboration between the Digital …
Remove pharmacy vax red tape in 8CPA: report
Covid and NIP vaccines will at some point need to be managed under the same arrangements, and should be harmonised, a new report says, noting that the current framework creates …
Dispensing-only product likely sold to consumers: TGA
Paracetamol products without child-resistant packaging may have been directly supplied to consumers, the TGA warns The Therapeutic Goods Administration has issued a statement saying it has become aware that some …