World news wrapup: 16 May 2024
NZ pharmacies investigated over vaccinations; another sentence over 2012 US fungal meningitis case; Nigerian pharmacists allege harassment South Island, New Zealand: Three South Island pharmacies are under investigation following reports …
Appeal knocked back after cannabis theft
A young person has escaped conviction after they stole more than $200,000 worth of medicinal cannabis from a pharmacy The Courier Mail reports that alongside six other people armed with …
Much-needed relief
The stakeholder organisations react to the 2024-5 Budget The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia: PSA says it welcomes the freeze on indexation for at least a year ensuring that the cost …
Poll: Budget 2024-5
There’s no doubt that there’s a lot going on in the pharmacy sector right now. But does the 2024-5 Federal Budget address any of your concerns? It’s been billed as …
UTIs in NSW: ‘Business as usual’ move
The NSW UTI service has seen “incredible demand” and is now to be made a permanent service, available from any eligible pharmacist across the state According to a statement from …
The week in review
Placement poverty, movement in the credentialled pharmacist space and shortage updates all made the news this week Organisations are urging the Albanese government to pass legislation restricting access to vapes, …
A new microcredential
New microcredential prepares pharmacists to perform Medication Management Reviews in healthcare settings across Australia From June 2024, registered pharmacists across Australia can access a new microcredential which will train them …
Govt ‘cheap drugs’ obsession killing industry
Health department bureaucrats are being blamed for the “strangulation” of the pharmaceutical industry, we reported in the Eighties It’s May 1984, and the editor of the AJP is incensed at …
Pharmacy stakeholder welcomes pharmacotherapy investment
Guild welcomes the confirmation of funding to the community health sector to improve access to pharmacotherapy services in the 2024/25 Victorian State Budget “For Victorians struggling with chronic addiction, we …
‘Hospitals are death chambers,’ posted former GP
Former doctor faces tribunal over “abhorrent” comments about LGBTQIA+, Chinese and Muslim communities, other health practitioners and the former colleagues he called “like Nazis” and an “Orwellian battle axe” The …
World News Wrapup: 9 May 2024
Aussie discounter rebrands in New Zealand; Canadians launch anti-aggression campaign; Florida man sues over Adderall “psychosis” New Zealand: All 43 Countdown Pharmacies have been rebranded to Woolworths Pharmacy as of …
Pharmacist claimed he had ‘thrown away’ excess S8s
A pharmacy owner’s store was one of the highest Victorian buyers of alprazolam in 2022, according to an investigation which showed he was self-medicating for stress over Covid-19 The pharmacist …