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Three-quarters of Aussie nursing home residents on regular painkillers: study
“Australia and Japan both have rapidly ageing populations but appear to have very different patterns of painkiller use,” says a pharmacist who has just examined how health professionals from both …
Substitution arrangement for gliclazide
Ongoing shortages of gliclazide 30mg products prompt department to issue substitution instrument Pharmacists can now dispense specific 60mg gliclazide oral tablets as alternatives to brands of 30mg formulations. The department …
Annual Covid boosters confirmed
Government accepts ATAGI recommendations for annual free Covid-19 booster shots for adults Australians aged 18 to 64 years will be eligible for annual Covid-19 jabs, Mark Butler the Minister for …
8CPA negotiations still happening: Butler
Talks to secure an 8CPA are ongoing as the planning 1 March implementation date approaches Representatives from the Pharmacy Guild of Australia and the Government are continuing to negotiate the …
Update on morphine
Approval granted for the supply of overseas-registered morphine oral liquid products and new supply arrangements following Ordine discontinuation The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has granted approval for the supply of …
MedAdvisor turns to AI to support patients
Medication management platform provider, MedAdvisor, unveils plan to develop an AI-powered solution MedAdvisor Solutions is partnering with artificial intelligence (AI) specialist, Brand Engagement Network (BEN), to create a new medication …
Ozempic scam threatens compounder’s reputation
Compounding pharmacist fears his business could be damaged by scammers offering to compound semaglutide, using a similar name to his pharmacy Sydney-based compounder, Adam Reinhard, believes the reputation of The …
‘We stood up to the Guild’ – Labor
Labor senator “really proud” of the government’s decision to pursue 60-day dispensing The government will not bow to the power of lobbyists, as it seeks to ease cost-of-living pressures, Labor’s …
CAPS plots jellybean assault
Glucojel jellybeans are set to be deployed by pharmacists as a sweetener for voters to preference Labor last in this weekend’s Dunkley by-election A pallet-load of the Pharmacy-Only Glucojel jellybeans …
Concern over 60-day dispensing no ‘furphy’
Pharmacists’ frustrated by Labor senator’s comments about 60-day dispensing Claims that the government has stood up to the Pharmacy Guild of Australia in rolling out its double dispensing policy are …