Docs argue for paracetamol upschedule
The AMA has spoken out on the TGA’s recommendations on restricting paracetamol, saying pharmacists can help patients navigate pain management The Australian Medical Association’s submission on paracetamol scheduling supports limiting …
Multi-course approach slashes compounding failure rate
More than a third of students were failing this part of their pharmacy course – until an intervention dropped the failure rate to 1.5% A team from the University of …
Doc attacks ‘rules-based’ pharmacy profession
An outspoken doctor has lashed out at pharmacy prescribing, saying pharmacists don’t have the skills to make it useful Dr Evan Ackermann, a Gold Coast GP and former chair of …
Ten ways pharmacists can help into the future
SHPA welcomes medicines-focused MRFF grants across transitions of care, aged care and pharmacogenomics Ten new projects will help pharmacists in areas including care transitions and preventable hospitalisations due to problems …
Warfarin product now substitutable due to scarcity
Coumadin 5mg tablets is the subject of a new Serious Scarcity Substitution Instrument In early March, the Therapeutic Goods Administration issued an advisory that several warfarin products were in shortage, …
The week in review
Chemist Warehouse and GPs made the news in what was a busy week for pharmacy Medicines affordability made the headlines, with the Australian Medical Association calling for pharmacies to be …
Keeping above the waterline
Pharmacists went “above and beyond” during the 2022–23 series of flood disasters, but more needs to be done to allow them to offer the best support they can When the …
‘Deterrence is lacking:’ assaults still rife
The Guild and pharmacists’ union have backed moves to crack down on violence and antisocial behaviour in retail, including community pharmacies The Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association (SDA), one …
Discounting copay ‘just makes sense:’ CWH
Chemist Warehouse has thrown its support behind an AMA push to allow pharmacies to discount prescription medicines by more than the currently allowed $1 The Australian Medical Association has said …
World news wrapup: 16 March 2023
Pharmacy siege in Germany; female Iranian pharmacists told to veil while men show solidarity; Mexican tainted pharmacy drugs scandal deepens Karlsruhe, Germany: A person has been arrested following a siege …
Pharmacist sentenced for $1.9m PBS fraud
A pharmacist’s cryptocurrency and residential property has been used to pay back nearly $2 million in fraudulent PBS claims Ashgrove pharmacist Shahin Ardalan has fronted the Brisbane District Court after …
Leading doc steers patients to pharmacy for jabs
Former deputy chief medical officer Dr Nick Coatsworth has suggested pharmacy as the best place for the general public to get their flu and covid jabs, given the GP shortage …