‘I just don’t understand it’
Longtime pharmacy owner and dietitian queries direct-to-consumer model for weight loss medicines NSW pharmacist and dietitian John Jones has expressed concerns over the recent launch of LillyDirect, Eli Lilly’s platform …
Guild defends Chemist Care Now
AMA Victoria calls for moves to expand pharmacists’ scope of practice to be rolled back warning the state’s Chemist Care Now program is “fundamentally flawed” Moves to enable pharmacists to …
‘Pot of health’ will never empty: Nissen
Pharmacists will continue to contribute more to delivering care for patients, but expanded scope will not reduce demand for healthcare, a leading pharmacist tells the profession “The ‘pot of health’ …
‘Let’s be serious’: Liberals take aim at vape laws
Australia’s current pharmacy-only vape laws are fuelling organised crime, a Coalition MP says Labor is being accused of “spin” and “pretending that they’re doing the right thing” when it comes …
Icon falls victim to data breach
Oncology care provider confirms incident involving unauthorised access to patient information Australia’s largest cancer care provider, Icon Oncology Group, is the latest victim of a hacker known as 2019. The …
PharmX makes strong start to FY27
Pharmacy technology provider sees “emerging pathway to $1 billion” of annual gross transaction value (GTV) on its Marketplace ordering platform PharmX Technologies is reporting that its revenue is up 9% …
ArmaForce joins Andrographis recalls
BioCeuticals is the latest supplier of Andrographis-containing listed medicines to announce a recall of unexpired products Specialist health practitioner supplement brand BioCeuticals is recalling its ArmaForce and Clinical ImmuneForce products from the …
Clock is ticking for Qld pharmacy owners
Queensland pharmacy owners are being urged not to leave applying for a licence to continue operating to the last minute, as the 2 November deadline looms Close to 800 pharmacies …
‘No sentence other than imprisonment is appropriate’
PBS fraudster’s barrister says a jail sentence is the only option, but stresses client’s pocketing of $5.1 million of taxpayer funds was not sophisticated Ferrari-loving pharmacist, Ben Huynh, “has lost …
Reforms boost access to medical abortion
Removal of prescribing and dispensing restrictions on mifepristone linked to improved access through pharmacies, study reveals Ordering data show “a statistically significant and clinically meaningful increase in the number and …
Pharmacies face rising cyber threat: Fred
Increasing numbers of pharmacies are falling victim to cyber-attacks, Fred IT Group reports Pharmacy owners and managers are being urged to take steps to strengthen their cyber defenses following a …
Guild hits out at LillyDirect
Healthcare professionals need to be involved in prescribing and dispensing of GLP-1s, national Guild leader says Plans to distribute Eli Lilly’s non-PBS (Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme) listed medicines directly to patients …