GSK is API’s Supplier of the Year
Australian Pharmaceutical Industries Limited has named GSK as Supplier of the Year, at API’s annual Supplier Excellence Awards in Melbourne. API’s CEO and MD, Stephen Roche, said that GSK’s continuous …
Downscheduled trimethoprim and pharmacists’ practice: study
New research has shown strong acceptance of the unique model used in many recent New Zealand drug reclassifications University of Otago researchers have highlighted New Zealand pharmacists’ experiences around trimethoprim. …
Bring back Advanced Practice Credentialling: NAPSA
Pharmacy students are often distressed about a perceived lack of opportunity within the profession – so initiatives like the discontinued National Credentialling Program of Advanced Practice Pharmacists matter a great …
Dawesville Chemmart’s long battle to get PBS approval number
It’s been a long battle for the Dawesville Chemmart, but more than 18 months after it first opened, the WA pharmacy has finally been granted its PBS approval number. Health …
Illicit drug use could be twice as common as believed
New research by Curtin University has examined the misreporting of data surrounding illicit drug use in Australia, finding true participation rates are more likely to be about twice as high …
Man steals benzos, steroids
Queensland Police have charged a man with one count of armed robbery and one count of enter premises with intent after he allegedly stole drugs from the Fairfield Waters Chemmart …
Disaster dispensing rules to be changed
The National Health Amendments (Pharmaceutical Benefits) Bill 2016 has been read for the second time, proposing changes which will make life easier for PBS pharmacies affected by disaster. Flexibility regarding …
Whites take a step back in Group leadership
Terry White is set to become Deputy Chair of the Terry White Group Limited Board while Rhonda White will step down as a director, the group has announced. Terry White …
Solanezumab trial fails
The clinical trial of key Alzheimer’s drug solanezumab has failed, Eli Lilly has announced But this is not the end for beta amyloid theory, one expert says. Eli Lilly made the …
Pharmacists underutilised in Health Care Homes: di Natale
HCH trial risks failing to capture the full skills and knowledge of Australia’s pharmacists, Senator Richard di Natale told Guild Parliamentary Dinner At the dinner held in Canberra this week, …
Sigma and Fred IT Group announce partnership
Majority of over 700 pharmacies across Australia will be converted within 24 months Sigma Pharmaceuticals today announced Australia’s largest pharmacy IT partnership with the Fred IT Group to deliver Sigma’s …
World news wrapup: 24 November 2016
We take a look at pharmacy news from around the world Poughkeepsie , NY: Sara Kissinger has only been practising as a pharmacist for a matter of months, but she …