Teens charged over shopping centre blaze
Pharmacy among stores impacted by arson attack on a Woolworths supermarket South Australia police have arrested and charged two 14-year-olds in relation to a fire that caused close to $25 …
Eight weeks to secure 8CPA
Pharmacy advocacy group pledges to continue its fight against 60-day dispensing until a favourable deal is reached The next eight weeks are set to be crucial for the future of …
Guild appoints new Executive Director
Former Advance Australia national director takes Guild’s top job Pharmacy Guild of Australia Queensland branch director, Gerard Benedet, will replace Suzanne Greenwood as national director next month. Guild national president, …
Now is not the time to be quiet
Government must double dispensing fees to ensure the ongoing viability of community pharmacies, critics of 60-day dispensing claim Pharmacists are being urged to remain vocal in their opposition to the …
Design key to success of expanded scope trials
Pharmacists must embrace practice before implementing new services, International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) president, Paul Sinclair, says Pharmacy leaders need to be strategic when developing plans to expand the profession’s scope …
Innovation matters in hospital pharmacy
Innovative solutions offered by Icon Group-back Slade Pharmacy are behind UnitingCare Queensland’s decision to switch pharmacy brands UnitingCare Queensland is set to drop its current pharmacy service provider, Epic Pharmacy, …
Fund weight loss drugs on PBS: MP
Coalition MP calls for extension of Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) listings of medications associated with weight loss to help tackle obesity Shadow Assistant Minister for Health, Aged Care and Indigenous …
Nationals call for prescription vaping rethink
Well-meaning laws making nicotine vaping products prescription-only are fueling the black market trade in vapes, a National Party MP claims Efforts to restrict access to vaping products will do little …
FIP seeks to combat medicines misinformation
Governments around the world are being urged to regulate against medicine misinformation Pharmacists and governments should work together to take on the growing threat medicines misinformation poses to patient …
Manufacturing error prompts product recall
Metagenics is recalling a single batch of its Ethical Nutrients Mega magnesium raspberry powder The Therapeutic Goods Administration has confirmed that practitioner-only natural medicines firm, Metagenics has launched a recall …
Bureaucrats ‘missing a trick’ with pharmacy
Governments around the globe need to rethink how they look at using pharmacy to deliver health services, a pharmacist says Pharmacy policymakers should be urging bureaucrats to integrate healthcare systems …
CAPS demands to have voice heard
Pharmacy advocacy group announces Parramatta protest as 60-day dispensing fears come to fruition Pharmacists are being asked to take to the streets to voice their opposition to the government’s double …