Pharmacies targeted by anti-vaxxers
PDL and the Pharmacy Guild of Australia issue guidance for pharmacists confronted by “disruptive, hostile and antagonistic behaviours” by anti-vaxxers Pharmacy owners are being urged to take steps to protect …
Tadalafil containing ‘honey’ a ‘serious risk to your health’: TGA
Australians are being warned by the TGA to steer clear of sexual enhancement products labelled as “honey” Patients are being advised to exercise “extreme caution” when buying medicines online, after …
Self-test kit delivers false negatives for STDs: TGA
Regulator suspends TouchBio Chlamydia and Gonorrhoea Test from the ARTG over reliability concerns Independent laboratory testing of the analytical performance of the self-test kit shows “signals suggesting false negative results… …
Legislation changes requirements for pharmacists
Pharmacists in NSW will no longer be required to record the sale of Schedule 3 pseudoephedrine or personally hand S3 medicines to patients, under new reforms Legislative and regulatory reforms …
Guild moves to address S100 concerns
Pharmacists are being reassured that they will be paid appropriately for Section 100 medicines impacted by the new wholesaler mark-up, despite discrepancies in pricing displayed on some dispensing software platforms …
PharmX renews NDSS deal
Pharmacy technology provider signs two-year extension to its NDSS agreement Pharmacists will continue to have access to National Diabetes Services Scheme (NDSS) supplies through PharmX’s ordering platform, with the company …
Data breaches hit record high
Healthcare providers continue to be Australia’s top source of notifiable data breaches, new figures from the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner reveal Data breaches impacting the healthcare sector are …
Australia needs consistent approach to pharmacist prescribing: Guild
Policymakers urged to back pharmacist prescribers to improve access to medicine, as GP warn against “putting policy ahead of safety” GPs double down on pharmacist prescribing concerns, with new report …
Support lacking during shortages: patients
Medicine shortages impact almost half of patients, but fewer than one in four report being warned in advance, a new report reveals Systems are needed to better support patients impacted …
NAPSA names new president
Newly elected NAPSA president, Mia Avram, “will be the most capable and dedicated” the organisation “has ever seen”, predecessor says National Australian Pharmacy Students’ Association (NAPSA) Treasurer, Mia Avram, will …
Sponsor pulls Sublocade from PBS
Manufacturer makes “commercial decision to discontinue supply” of one of two PBS-listed long-acting injectable buprenorphine products Sublocade is the latest in the growing list of medications being withdrawn from the …
State steps up bid to eliminate HIV transmission
Hospital pharmacies to provide access to free antiretroviral medications to patients with HIV in South Australia Removing cost as a barrier to accessing HIV medications will improve patients’ lives and …