Naloxone ‘safety net’ theory unfounded
Take-home naloxone is not associated with increased opioid use or overdose, according to a new systematic review Health researchers have debunked a common objection to take-home naloxone (THN) programs: that …
Pharmacy by numbers
How much does the average community pharmacy make? And how much does it spend on wages? A new Guild report reveals the figures The Australian community pharmacy industry is a …
Surge in continued dispensing, job vacancies
Fluctuation of dispensing and employment patterns over the past few years reflects the impact of the pandemic, new reports on the Australian pharmacy industry reveal Recent data on dispensing and …
Pharmacy recycling program launched
An Australian-first trial program will allow consumers to recycle their empty OTC medicine blister packs at selected pharmacies Chemists’ Own has partnered with TerraCycle Australia & New Zealand and Pharmacy Alliance …
Indirect dispensing model under fire
A NSW pharmacist owner has fronted a tribunal over “extreme concerns” related to his involvement with compounding and dispensing for online platforms, and other complaints A Sydney proprietor of multiple …
‘Pharmacist prescribers can help to alleviate that pressure.’
Specialist pharmacists in New Zealand can now prescribe over 1700 prescription medicines, but similar proposals in Australia have met ‘resistance’ Pharmacist prescribers in New Zealand can now prescribe nearly 200 …
‘Likely causal’ association between myocarditis and mRNA vaccines
TGA shares latest safety report on Moderna and Pfizer vaccines, including most common reactions in people aged under 18 years… The TGA has so far received around 1,800 reports of …
‘It was a once-in-a-lifetime experience.’
Two community pharmacists left their full-time jobs to join the mass vaccination rollout for Sydneysiders during the COVID-19 outbreak A small group of pharmacists were part of the “mammoth” effort …
‘The time for cupcakes and applause is over.’
Pharmacist and Federal MP Emma McBride has vocalised her support for “same job, same pay” when it comes to delivering COVID-19 vaccines Ms McBride, the Federal Shadow Assistant Minister for …
Pharmacist prescribing, vax pay tabled in major review
Remuneration of services is brought to the fore as a leading group urges recognition for the pharmacist workforce The National Medicines Policy (NMP), currently under review for the first time …
‘Trusted’ pharmacist takes flight after guilty verdict
A pharmacist convicted of 70 counts of illegally dispensing and distributing “copious quantities” of opioid pills from his pharmacy attempted to flee after hearing the verdict A 71-year-old pharmacist from …
‘Community pharmacies must be viable.’
Pharmacy pushes for equity, viability in National Medicines Policy review while leading doctor’s group advocates for “cheaper alternatives to community pharmacy dispensing” Leading health groups including the Pharmacy Guild, PSA …