Sexual misconduct findings to remain on rego
Changes to the way sexual misconduct findings are reported on practitioners’ registration to come into effect early next year Sexual misconduct findings against health practitioners will be permanently recorded on their professional registration from early …
Privacy commissioner sets sights on pharmacy
Pharmacists are set to be among the targets of an inaugural “privacy compliance sweep” by the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner Data collection and management processes used by pharmacists will come under the …
New CPD standards released
PSA publishes seven CPD standards for pharmacists ahead of retirement of APC’s accreditation standards Less than six months after the Australian Pharmacy Council (APC) announced it would retire the Accreditation …
An opening for lady chemists
It’s December 1925, and with female pharmacists struggling to find employment, one AJP correspondent proposed a solution “A correspondent recently drew attention to ‘the number of lady chemists out of …
Pharmacy cops $15k hit on Vyvanse price cut
Community pharmacies left out of pocket, as the government secures $50 price reduction for ADHD medication Pharmacy owners are counting the cost of efforts to mitigate against supply shortages of …
TGA issues warning to sponsors of ‘low-risk’ meds
‘Functional food’ group cops $19,800 fine over alleged unlawful advertising Low-risk listed medicines sponsors are being warned they risk having their products’ listing on the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods (ARTG) cancelled, if …
‘Small-scale’ direct to doctor Ferinject program
CSL aims to boost access to IV iron treatment through a limited direct distribution program aimed at “targeted GP clinics without a pharmacy in the proximity” CSL is rolling out a “small-scale” direct-to-doctor distribution …
PBS implements emergency continued dispensing measure
Pharmacists get green light to provide PBS subsidised medicines to patients impacted by bushfires, under a temporary emergency measure A temporary Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) continued dispensing emergency measure is …
Full scope could curb bed block: Guild
Government urged to empower pharmacists to deliver broader range of services to keep patients out of public hospitals, a Guild leader says “Allowing community pharmacists to work at their full …
Verrocchi-backed asset manager drops out of ASX 200
Firm behind Sigma/Chemist Warehouse merger falls off ASX 200, despite share splurge by one of the discounter’s co-founders HMC Capital will drop off the ASX 200 as part of the exchange’s quarterly rebalancing later this month, …
Close PBS claims for ACSS payments
Deadline looms for final ACSS bulk manual payment cycle claims Pharmacists are being urged to close Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) claims to ensure Additional Community Support Supply (ACSS) payments can be made. In …
SSSI issued for simvastatin
Shortage of Zimstat (simvastatin) 5 mg prompts Department of Health, Disability and Ageing, to issue SSSI Pharmacists are being authorised to dispense substitutable alternatives to Alphapharm’s Zimstat 5 mg tablet blister pack, following the announcement that the product is in shortage. The Therapeutic Goods Administration’s (TGA’s) Medicine Shortages …