Drug users urged to carry naloxone
‘A heroin overdose could quickly result from a single line [of cocaine]’, expert warns Incidents of drug users suffering heroin overdoses after taking drugs they believed to be cocaine are …
Medics to ‘fight’ Doctor of Pharmacy title
AMA warns Doctor of Pharmacy title could confuse patients and risk safety Australia’s medical profession is voicing its opposition to the introduction of the title Doctor of Pharmacy. Dr Danielle …
‘We need more pharmacists’
Government urged to address the nation’s “dire” rural health workforce shortages Opposition MPs are calling on Mark Butler the Minister for Health and Aged Care to “advance rural generalist …
World news wrapup: 21 November 2024
Britain’s community pharmacy network is on the precipice, with fresh government funding needed to ensure its survival, while US pharmacies are being urged to look beyond the dispensary for revenue …
‘Change is overdue’
Healthcare system needs “a reboot”, rather than patchwork solutions, Guild leader says Politicians are being urged to commit to enabling pharmacists to deliver “more treatments to patients, safely, efficiently and …
Concurrent funding for aged care pharmacists and RMMRs needed
Petition calls for RMMRs to be funded alongside aged care on-site pharmacists Withdrawing funding for Residential Medication Management Reviews (RMMRs) is not in the best interests of patients, a petition …
CAPS seeks to ‘rock the vote’
Community pharmacists are being urged to make their voices heard in the Pharmacy Council of NSW elections Advocacy group, Community and Pharmacy Support Group (CAPS), is calling on pharmacists to …
Overseas-trained registrants surge
Overseas-trained pharmacists accounted for more than half of all first-time registrations in 2023/24 Data from the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) annual report for 2023/24 shows a significant increase …
Confronting the stigma: dealing with discrimination around maternity
Pharmacy is an increasingly feminised profession, however we have recently heard disturbing reports of improper treatment and discrimination toward pharmacists and staff who are pregnant or returning from maternity leave …
Coalition would ‘free’ pharmacists from clerical work
“The way we handle prescriptions is 20 years out of date”, opposition health spokesperson says The year is 1984 and the Coalition wants to “free pharmacists from clerical duties” to …
TGA withdraws InstantScripts infringement notices
Regulator reaches settlement with Wesfarmers Health’s online prescription provider, InstantScripts, over alleged unlawful advertising The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has withdrawn 45 infringement notices it issued to InstantScripts as part …
Lifetime ban for nude shopper
Streaker cops indefinite banning order after exposing himself in pharmacy A 38-year-old man will appear before Penrith Local Court later this month after being charged in relation to an incident …