Warnings over nitrous oxide harms
“Nangs” now rescheduled with restrictions introduced in some states, as experts warn of serious risks for the increasingly popular drug With nitrous oxide reclassified as a Schedule 6 poison from …
Script volumes slightly higher—but not enough to trigger changes
“No reason” why remuneration adjustment mechanism will not be included in 8CPA, says Guild, but business expert thinks pharmacy owners will have to wait and see The Pharmacy Guild has …
A united challenge
How can pharmacists help tackle the burden of co-existing allergic rhinitis and asthma, sometimes referred to as ‘united airways disease’? By Sheshtyn Paola, MPH, clinical writer, Australian Journal of Pharmacy and Jala …
A lucrative year
Community pharmacy saw a $1.39B net profit during the first year of the 7CPA and a greater uptake of services, according to latest report Net profit rose significantly for the …
Both embedded and community pharmacists can reduce risk: expert
Study finds high proportion of older Australians in residential aged care affected by risky prescribing and highly complex regimens… but how can pharmacists help? Both community pharmacists and those embedded …
‘Do not be afraid to exercise your independent professional judgment.’
PRU director warns that pharmacists are being targeted by criminal networks for high-risk medications, with the council continuing to receive complaints Criminal networks are targeting pharmacists to obtain high-risk medicines …
A pharmacist making over AU$200K shares a week in her life
Spoiler: despite the high pay, the American pharmacist decides to leave her role due to a “crappy” boss A US pharmacist earning more than double her average Australian counterparts has …
Second bivalent booster gets go-ahead
Pfizer’s bivalent COVID-19 vaccine approved for use in Australia, with clinical results showing “superior” response against Omicron strain compared to its original vaccine The TGA has provisionally approved Pfizer’s bivalent …
Updates to the pharmacist vax standard
Moderna bivalent vaccine now added to pharmacist vaccination standards in NSW, while written approval for Novavax booster scrapped The NSW Ministry of Health has updated the state’s Pharmacist Vaccination Standards to …
The week in review
It was all about the Budget this week as historic changes passed on co-pay reductions, while the pharmacists’ union slammed Chemist Warehouse’s “super profit” Budget bites When the national budget …
‘Diabolical’ workforce shortages impacting health: report
Community pharmacist numbers are ‘not sufficient to cover the workload’ in rural Tasmania and practice limits beyond dispensing should be removed, argue pharmacy groups Workforce shortages and full utilisation of …
NSW Health Minister announces retirement
The minister was “front and centre” during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic NSW Minister for Health and member for Wakehurst Brad Hazzard has announced he will retire from politics …