Put patients ahead of government savings
Doctors urged to focus on delivering “optimal patient clinical care” over “government savings” Pharmacy advocacy group, the Community and Pharmacy Support Group (CAPS) to consider if their patients will benefit …
Young pharmacists key to shaping profession’s future
Early career pharmacists (ECPs) need to be involved in leading the expansion of the profession’s scope of practice, Ayomide Ogundipe says Australia’s pharmacy sector is amid a “paradigm shift in …
ATAGI recommends additional Covid booster for over 75s
Australians aged 75 years and over are being advised to get an additional Covid-19 jab The Australia Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) has issued fresh recommendations regarding booster doses …
Pharmacy bodies speak out in support of Voice
Professional organisations unite to show their support for the Indigenous Voice to Parliament Ahead of Saturday’s (14 October 2023) referendum on the Voice to Parliament, the Society of Hospital Pharmacists …
UK product added to Take Home Naloxone program
Pharmacy Programs Administrator updates Take Home Naloxone (THN) claim forms to cover Nyxoid (UK) Pharmacists can now submit claims under the THN program for supplying the temporarily approved Section 19A …
Legislative changes needed for Shingrix
New legislation needed to enable pharmacists to provide Shingrix shots in four jurisdictions Plans to roll out free shingles vaccines to patients aged 65 years and older through community pharmacies …
Could 60-day dispensing herald cut to GPs’ fees?
Prescribers are being asked to consider the potential repercussions the government’s double-dispensing policy could have on their businesses Pharmacy advocacy group, the Community and Pharmacy Support Group (CAPS) will pose …
TGA makes $2.1m vape busts
Regulator seizes more than 70,000 vaping products as part of Australian Border Force-supported clampdown The Therapeutical Goods Administration (TGA) has confiscated vaping products with a value in excess of $2.1 …
Gap in doctors’ knowledge of pharmacists’ skills ‘concerning’
Criticism of pharmacists’ capabilities by medical lobby groups show a lack of understanding of the profession, politician says Claims by medical groups that pharmacists lack the skills required to provide …
Guild issues S8 scam warning
Pharmacists put on alert as fake drug rep scam targets stores Community pharmacists are being urged to be alert for a scammer attempting to gain access to Schedule 8 medications. …
Corum completes rebrand
Pharmacy software provider changes name following the sale of dispensing, retail and back-office platforms Corum Group has officially rebranded as PharmX, after completing the sale of its Corum Health Pty …
CAPS plans ‘Dear Doctor’ campaign
Pharmacy advocacy group plots anti-60-day dispensing letter writing campaign Prescribers across the country are set to receive letters highlighting the unintended consequences the government’s 60-day dispensing policy will have on …