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Drunk man breaks into pharmacy, goes to sleep
Most hotels could tell a few embarrassing stories about drunk guests trying to find their bedroom and sleeping in the wrong place – but it’s unusual for a pharmacy. One …
FDA warning on opioids and benzos
The US Food and Drug Administration is adding Boxed Warnings – its strongest warnings – to the drug labelling of all prescription opioid pain medicines, prescription opioid cough medicines, and …
Forum: safe dispensing of oral anticoagulant survey
I am part of an international network of pharmacists to improve anticoagulation management in patients receiving oral anticoagulation. Through a survey, we want to know how confident pharmacists around the …
NPS MedicineWise rejects ‘selling out’ to big pharma claim
The not-for-profit vehemently denies claims by leading medical publication that it has “sold its soul to big pharma” CEO Dr Lynn Weekes has written a lengthy letter hitting back at …
Kirrily Chambers joint winner of diabetes award
Australia’s first pharmacist to qualify as a Credentialled Diabetes Educator has tied with a founding ADEA member to be awarded National Credentialled Diabetes Educator of the Year 2016. Kirrily Chambers, …
Metformin supply crisis worsens
Availability of all extended release products now limited: TGA The crisis over low supply of metformin has worsened, with all extended release products now being classified as having limited availability. …
Pharmacy Board sets fees for 2016/17
The Pharmacy Board of Australia has announced the national registration fees for pharmacists for 2016/17 The general registration fee has been set at $328, limiting the increase to indexation. It …
King urges employee pharmacists to make Review submissions
Professor Stephen King and the pharmacists’ union are urging employee pharmacists to make a submission to the King Review The Chair of the Federal Government’s Review into Pharmacy Remuneration and …
Policy statement on medicines environmental impact
Pharmacists and pharmaceutical scientists must take responsibility for mitigating the environmental consequences of medicines, says the International Pharmaceutical Federation An official policy statement adopted by the FIP Council in Buenos …
Pharmacists urged to sign up smokers to quit
Throughout September, Lung Foundation Australia is appealing to pharmacists to encourage people who want to quit smoking to sign up to quit in October Today, the Federal Government raised taxes …
ACT pharmacies in new pregnancy quit smoking program
Community pharmacies in Canberra will take part in an innovative program to help pregnant women quit smoking, says the Guild. The Pharmacy Guild of Australia – ACT Branch – has …
What you said: Ramsay, overdose and greedy capitalism
It’s been a busy week for reader comments, with hot topics including our report on prescription overdose deaths, Ramsay Health Care looking to operate community pharmacies, and whether or not …