Nationals call for prescription vaping rethink
Well-meaning laws making nicotine vaping products prescription-only are fueling the black market trade in vapes, a National Party MP claims Efforts to restrict access to vaping products will do little …
FIP seeks to combat medicines misinformation
Governments around the world are being urged to regulate against medicine misinformation Pharmacists and governments should work together to take on the growing threat medicines misinformation poses to patient …
Manufacturing error prompts product recall
Metagenics is recalling a single batch of its Ethical Nutrients Mega magnesium raspberry powder The Therapeutic Goods Administration has confirmed that practitioner-only natural medicines firm, Metagenics has launched a recall …
Bureaucrats ‘missing a trick’ with pharmacy
Governments around the globe need to rethink how they look at using pharmacy to deliver health services, a pharmacist says Pharmacy policymakers should be urging bureaucrats to integrate healthcare systems …
CAPS demands to have voice heard
Pharmacy advocacy group announces Parramatta protest as 60-day dispensing fears come to fruition Pharmacists are being asked to take to the streets to voice their opposition to the government’s double …
Pharmacy service open door to healthcare
Pharmacist-delivered minor ailments schemes can provide access points for patients who would not engage with traditional healthcare services Expanding pharmacists’ scope of practice to include the treatment of common conditions …
Owners urged to support employees to do more
Pharmacy proprietors need to encourage newly qualified pharmacists to work to the top of their scope of practice Pharmacy owners are being urged to support employee pharmacists to make the most …
Pharmacy funding cuts will heap pressure on GPs
Double dispensing will pile more pressure onto beleaguered rural GPs and other primary care providers, MP warns Health policies being pursued by the federal government will adversely impact providers and …
GP pharmacists deliver benefits
Pharmacists embedded in general practice are helping to improve medication use and reduce opioid prescribing, a study reveals General practice pharmacists (GPPs) can help provide a “safer foundation for deprescribing” …
Scope expansion key to cost-of-living savings
Well-evaluated pharmacist-delivered minor ailment schemes will generate savings for governments and patients, International Pharmaceutical Federation president, Paul Sinclair, says Evidence of the health and economic benefits derived from pharmacy-based minor …
Automatic UTI follow-up text recommended
SMS messages could be used to check in on women who receive treatment for uncomplicated urinary tract infections (UTIs) through a proposed pharmacy-initiated program in South Australia Criticism of follow-up …
President required for Pharmacy Council of NSW
Nominations open for Pharmacy Council of NSW president and deputy president roles Members of the Pharmacy Council of NSW are invited to put themselves forward to take on the president …