Hospital business delivers for Symbion
Wholesaler reports double-digit growth in hospital division’s revenue EBOS’s Symbion Hospitals division is reporting revenue growth of almost 15% for the first half of the 2023/24 financial year. …
Data breaches on the rise
Healthcare providers continue to top the list for data breach notifications with malicious attacks and human error as the main factors More than one-in-five data breaches reported to the Office …
‘Whitecoat army’ wants Labor out
CAPS looking to take the fight to Labor at next weekend’s Dunkley by-election with Ben Casey-clad pharmacists at polling booths Representatives of the Community and Pharmacy Support Group (CAPS) are …
EBOS prepped for life after CWH
Pharmaceutical wholesaler reports strong growth ahead of Chemist Warehouse’s switch to rival Symbion’s parent company, EBOS Group is reporting “strong normalised growth” for the first half of the 2023/24 financial …
NAPSA approves UNSW branch
UNSW’s pharmacy society given green light to join NAPSA The National Australian Pharmacy Students’ Association (NAPSA) has confirmed the University of NSW’s Pharmacy Students’ Society (UNSW PharmSoc) as its newest …
Owner suspended over expired Covid jabs
Pharmacy owner suspended after expired Covid-19 vaccines were administered in-store The Pharmacy Board of Australia has suspended the owner of a Tasmanian pharmacy where patients were given doses of expired …
No to pharmacist initiated Covid antivirals
Government says “no” to funding pharmacist prescribing of Covid-19 antiviral medications Labor will not implement a recommendation from the House Standing Committee on Health, Aged Care and Sport, to allow pharmacists …
Pharmacists get green light to treat skin conditions
A state government adds skin conditions to pharmacists’ scope as part of prescribing trial Pharmacists will soon be able to treat shingles and mild plaque psoriasis, under Victoria’s Community Pharmacist …
Blister pack recycle comes to the NT
Northern Territory pharmacy group launches free blister pack recycling program Patients in the Northern Territory can now bring used blister packs to selected pharmacies and health clinics for recycling as …
Pharmacies join new palliative care network
Terminally ill patients given improved access to end-of-life medications through community pharmacy network Select community pharmacies across South Australia are now stocking palliative care medications as part of a measure …
Lawyers and accountants manipulating ownership rules
Pharmacists are being forced to sign up to commercial deals that shift control over their pharmacies to third parties, Guild believes Proposed legislation before the Queensland state parliament must “restore …
Alphapharm extends fluoxetine shortage
Manufacturing issues are continuing to hinder the supply of Zactin Tabs (fluoxetine 20 mg dispersible tablets), TGA warns Alphapharm is forecasting that Zactin Tabs 20 mg dispersible tablets will continue to be …