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Free catch-up vaccines across Australia
Starting this month, free childhood vaccinations will be provided to all young people as well as refugees of any age The government has announced it is expanding the National Immunisation …
Penalty rate cuts ‘devastating’ for pharmacy assistants
The SDA and United Voice have lodged a Federal Court appeal seeking a review of the decision to cut penalty rates The Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees’ Association (SDA) said …
Recall alert: Insulin cartridge holders
Six batches have been recalled due to a risk the holders may crack or break, leading to dosing issues Novo Nordisk, in consultation with the TGA, is recalling six batches …
Don’t market e-cigarettes as cessation aids: AMA
The AMA has called for e-cigarettes to remain subject to “strong regulation” in Australia Commenting on its submission to an inquiry into the devices, the AMA says it believes that …
Sanofi reassures on vaccine availability
Sanofi Pasteur, the vaccines division of Sanofi, has confirmed that it does have stock of Hepatitis A and Hepatitis A/Typhoid combination vaccines available in Australia The announcement follows recent media …
Meningococcal B vaccine may protect against gonorrhoea
With some strains of the common STI now resistant to all available drugs, the discovery provides new hope for a vaccine A retrospective case-control study of more than 14,000 New …
A threat to certainty?
The Pharmacy Guild has dismissed a report that refers to the CPA as a “26-year-old dinosaur of market inefficiency”, saying its recommendations would reduce certainty across the sector A few …
Queensland Guild welcomes new committee
Five new representatives and four women – including Pharmacy of the year winner Lucy Walker – have joined the Queensland Guild Branch Committee Lucy Walker, owner of the 2017 Pharmacy …
Unique forum on addiction and harm minimisation
A harm minimisation forum is to take place at the upcoming Pharmacy Connect conference Pharmacy Connect will feature a session with a unique set of presenters on the issue of …
TGA to take on ad complaints single-handed
The TGA is set to simplify and improve the handling of complaints about advertising medicines and medical devices to consumers New arrangements will see the TGA take on the role …
Workforce woes: Part 2
A controversial report argues “absurdly low” wages of pharmacists are the elephant in the room Read Workforce Woes: Part 1 here. Last week AJP spoke with pharmacy recruitment specialist and CEO …
What’s up, doc?
Aussie GPs are prescribing between four and nine times as many antibiotics as they should be, according to MJA research Research led by Christopher Del Mar, Professor of Public Health at Bond …