World news wrapup: 16 February 2023
Taliban forbid pharmacies to sell contraceptives; medicines access focus in Türkiye and Syria; New Zealand pharmacies lose power in cyclone Türkiye and Syria: Direct Relief has highlighted the problem of …
Ozempic about to hit shelves… but there’s a catch
The TGA has announced that supplies of Ozempic (semaglutide) have begun being distributed—but pharmacies will have to be subject to purchasing limits Following skyrocketing demand for Ozempic due at least …
‘We have learnt from history.’
Ahpra has announced a blueprint to better protect patients from sexual misconduct in health care, following an expose by the ABC Warning: this article contains details that may distress some …
Tasmania and Queensland dominate intern finals
Tasmania and Queensland are leading the way in the Intern of the Year Awards, says the Pharmacy Guild Four finalists have been announced in the running for the Pharmacy Guild …
‘Why are we still paying too much in dispensing fees?’
A teal MP has backed doctors’ call for extended script lengths, as more doctors say fewer pharmacy visits would help patients Independent member for Kooyong Monique Ryan has told the …
Double dispensing ‘win-win,’ say docs
The idea of double dispensing has been raised again, with one group calling on the Health Minister to extend scripts to two months The Australian Medical Association has said in …
$100k-plus hit for independents emulating discounters
The free scripts offered by discounters have seen 70 pharmacies close across New Zealand in four years – but free scripts could also have health benefits, argue researchers The Pharmacy …
The week in review
The debate about scope of practice continued this week, plus decisions on Covid boosters and several medications Scope of practice is still top of mind, with Pharmacy Guild of Australia …
Box cutter robbery a ‘cry for help’
Crime roundup: A man has been sentenced over his robbery of a Chemist Warehouse with a box cutter, while another’s spelling error tipped pharmacists off to his fake script Newcastle, …
Vast amounts of drugs prescribed ‘incompatible with life’
The dispensing of a lot of fake scripts could have been avoided, if one doctor had acted on a pharmacist’s concerns A Tribunal has heard how a patient walked off …
Case highlights issue of when to retire
A doctor’s practice has been called “lazy” and “sloppy” after he treated himself and a close family member for a decade The Medical Board of Australia has issued a statement …
World news wrapup: 9 February 2023
Tainted drugs sold in Mexican pharmacies; calls to scrap NZ script copayment; Canadian college slaps chain with largest ever fine Mexico: The Los Angeles Times reports that pharmacies in northwestern …