‘Community pharmacists may never actually meet the resident.’
Leading pharmacist joins call for colleagues to be integrated in residential aged care facilities – with community pharmacy too separated from the point of care Pharmacist researcher and PSA’s SA/NT …
Clearing the smoke
For the first time, Australia is getting industry awards “to honour Australian cannabis and hemp pioneers” With recent provisions for access to medical cannabis and hemp in Australia, the inaugural …
‘Change pharmacy laws’ petition launched
New online campaign to “bring discount pharmacies to regional towns” linked to Chemist Warehouse A new online petition calling for changes to Australian pharmacy laws has been launched. The website, …
AHPRA under fire
Former investigator “whistleblowers” have told a media program the public is not being adequately protected – but AHPRA says it responds to all notifications as quickly as possible Two former …
Docs ‘stuck in the past’: Guild
Doctors remain on the offensive as Guild congratulates WA’s Department of Health on its report Doctor outrage has continued after the final report into the Review of Community Pharmacy Ownership …
A new group
Arrow and Apotex have now merged to form Arrotex – claiming a 50% share in the Australian generic pharmacy market Arrow Pharmaceuticals and Apotex Australia have completed the merger announced …
What was the reason for this medication error?
A woman died after being mistakenly given the medication of another patient, inquest finds Janet Ann Cook, 79, was admitted to a South Australian hospital on 25 August 2015 for …
Some healthcare workers ‘deterrents’ to vax uptake
Pharmacy staff, chiropractors found among selection of healthcare practitioners voicing anti-vaccination beliefs to patients, according to Australian study A qualitative study has looked at the perspective of older people relating …
7CPA talks kick off
Government talks with the Guild and PSA have begun, while Chemist Warehouse, Ramsay and doctor’s groups have been invited to a roundtable meeting this month Initial consultation for the Seventh …
Community pharmacist prescribing: $4.4 billion in savings
A pharmacist intervention for patients at high risk of cardiovascular disease both improves patient outcomes and saves money, according to new research Pharmacist researchers from Canada have developed a model …
Don’t keep strong pain medicines ‘just in case’
TGA rolls out campaign to curb opioid harm Community pharmacies across Australia will receive 500 repeat script covers encouraging safe disposal of unwanted medicines, as the TGA rolls out its …
A wake-up call
A recent survey found that pharmacist comfort with supplying biosimilars is going backward, so what can be done to turn this around? In 2018, 361 community pharmacists were surveyed across …