Community pharmacy push in lead up to election
This Pharmacy Guild branch has secured written statements of support from its state’s Labor, Liberal, Nationals and Greens parties Community pharmacies in Western Australia has received written statements of support …
RCTs show small or no effect on mortality, hospital admission
A WHO expert panel has strongly advised against use of hydroxychloroquine to prevent COVID-19, based on high-certainty evidence A World Health Organization (WHO) panel of experts, comprising intensive care physicians, …
Monash retains world-leading rank for pharmacy education
It sits in good company alongside the University of Oxford and Harvard University Melbourne’s Monash University has retained its number two ranking in the world for Pharmacy and Pharmacology, according …
Priceline faces ‘imminent’ class action from angry franchisees
Legal representatives say they wish to resolve the dispute at pre-trial mediation or arbitration if possible Priceline is facing a potential class action in an ongoing dispute with franchisees who …
Keen-eyed pharmacist uncovers morphine misconduct
The pharmacist contacted police after discovering a carer was misappropriating a patient’s MS Contin tablets and substituting them with aspirin A Queensland woman has been banned for life from providing …
Benzos, stimulants commonly co-ingested with quetiapine
Around one in 10 people in this group of Aussies used the antipsychotic medicine quetiapine for non-medical purposes Among 7,000 people who injected drugs in Australia between 2011-2018, approximately one …
GP reported, CEO stood down in vaccine bungle
Aged care residents are believed to have received equivalent of four COVID-19 vaccine doses in an “unacceptable breach” of standards The Deputy Chief Medical Officer of Australia has apologised after …
Ongoing fatigue, health impacts
A third of people reported persistent symptoms after COVID-19 infection in this new study, which followed participants up to nine months after illness Researchers from the University of Washington in …
GP who gave incorrect COVID-19 vax dose was not trained
Pharmacy Guild says the incident reveals that mistakes can occur no matter which profession the immuniser belongs to A doctor has been stood down from the COVID-19 vaccination program after …
Tassie pharmacists gather for state conference
A leader of COVID-19 hospital strategy in the state has been named 2021 Tasmanian Pharmacist of the Year Duncan McKenzie, Pharmacy Manager at Royal Hobart Hospital, was named 2021 Tasmanian …
Green light for pharmacist immunisers
Pharmacy Guild welcomes regulatory approval for Victorian pharmacists to administer COVID-19 vaccine, with interns and students also able to undertake vaccination activities Pharmacists immunisers in Victoria have been given regulatory …
Top results for pharmacist-GP trial
Pharmacist intervention resulted in significantly lower ED and hospital re-admissions in this new Australian study A randomised controlled trial has found positive results for pharmacists working in the general practice …