Twomey takes to Sunrise with Ozempic warning
Australians looking to access supplies of diabetes medication Ozempic (semaglutide) are being urged not to source the drug online Patients turning to Google to find supplies of Ozempic are putting …
RACGP wants migration barriers broken
Lengthy migration and registration processes need to be addressed to help attract suitably trained GPs to Australia, the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners believes In a submission to the …
Productivity Commission backs prescribing pilots
State and territory governments are being urged to following NSW and Queensland in conducting pharmacist prescribing trials Pharmacists’ and nurse practitioners’ skills are being underutilised, while GPs are performing tasks …
Inflation busting measures may impact pharmacy spending
Pharmacy owners need to take steps to strengthen consumer loyalty combat the impacts of rising inflation, experts warn Community pharmacies are starting to see the combined effects of measures taken …
Scope to expand regardless of election result
Pharmacists in NSW will see their scope of practice expand no matter who wins this month’s state election Letters from the leaders of the state’s two major parties to the …
GPs to have their say on pharmacist prescriber education
Having shunned an invitation to play an active role in the development of accreditation standards for pharmacist prescriber training, the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) will use a …
Pharmacists cut medicines harm in aged care: study
Data from the University of Canberra’s Pharmacists in Residential Aged Care Facilities (PiRACF) study shows on-site pharmacists can significantly reduce inappropriate use of medicines With federal government’s on-site pharmacists in …
Guild sees spike in vax training demand
Changes to legislation authorising pharmacists in Queensland to administer influenza vaccines to children aged six-months and older is fuelling demand for immunisation training Updates to Queensland’s Medicines and Poisons Act …
Rising interest rates starting to bite businesses
Australian businesses are facing challenging times, with credit reporting agency, CreditorWatch forecast a risk in defaults over the next 12 months Business owners should review their credit risk management processes …
RACGP renews S4 paracetamol push
Proposed changes to paracetamol pack sizes are “unlikely to significantly impact the harms from overdose”, the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) warns While welcoming the Therapeutic Goods Administration’s …
Cyber security requirements likely to get tougher
Pharmacists will need to pay close attention to regulatory compliance requirements as the federal government aims to make Australia “the most cyber secure nation in the world by 2030”, an …
National Pharmacies staff back industrial action
Negotiations between National Pharmacies and Professional Pharmacists Australia (PPA) are improving, but union leaders say they will take industrial action, as enterprise agreement talks continue Members of the employee pharmacists’ …