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Jane Halton resigns, thanked by stakeholders
The Pharmacy Guild acknowledges the significant contribution of Jane Halton AO PSM to the Commonwealth public service over many years, and wishes her well in her new endeavours. Halton announced …
Therapeutic goods streamlining welcomed
Australia can streamline the regulation of therapeutic goods by removing duplicative and inefficient processes without undermining the safety and quality of medicines, the GBMA says following the Government’s response to …
Media: stop with alarmist vaping headlines
Tobacco treatment specialist says misleading news stories are confusing the public Associate Professor Colin Mendelsohn, a tobacco treatment specialist associated with the School of Public Health at the University of …
Pharmacies surviving ‘on the backs of people who don’t know any better’
Criticism of the availability of non-evidence-based complementary medicines in pharmacy is emerging as one of several themes in the written submissions to the King Review. To date the Review has …
Vale David Mattingly
Former APPCo board member and ad man passes away Former Australian Pharmaceutical Publishing Company board member, retail advertising guru David Mattingly has passed away. In the late 1960s, Mattingly …
Consult rooms: where are the rules?
As community pharmacy expands its professional clinical service role, questions continue to be raised over the absence of national standards for private consultation rooms. Speaking at the recent Pharmacy Connect …
Addressing pharmacy’s ethical dilemma
The Review of Pharmacy Remuneration and Regulation should address concerns over the possible conflict of interest between pharmacy’s retail and health care roles, bioethicists believe. In an article entitled ‘Health …
Site applications for SHPA Residency Program open
The SHPA Residency Program, launched on 5 September, has hit a major milestone – site applications are now open. SHPA CEO Kristin Michaels says support for the Residency Program has …
Keeping S3 ad restrictions keeps consumers in the dark: ASMI
ASMI is disappointed with the Government’s decision to retain S3 advertising restrictions and to replace the current mandatory advertising pre-approvals system with a self-regulatory system, it says. In welcoming the …
Sansom Review recommendations will improve access: Ley
The Government has accepted the majority of the Sansom Review’s recommendations, including reform of complementary medicines regulation, advertising complaints handling and streamlined access to certain medicines and devices. Delivering the …
Get on board with technology
Pharmacists need to embrace the digital space or risk being left behind, says health IT expert Technology is changing the way pharmacy is practised, said eRx Script Exchange Partnerships Manager …
World news wrapup: 15 September 2016
We take a look at pharmacy news around the world Dunedin, NZ: A pharmacy student from the University of Otago has appeared in court facing 10 drugs-related charges, including possessing …