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Protocols, resident empowerment highlighted following death
An aged care facility resident died after being given the wrong medication, during the transition from a paper-based to electronic system Chief clinical advisor to the Aged Care Quality and …
July MIMS update
We look at some of the recent changes to the medicines landscape, with new products, new indications, safety related changes and more New Products Finerenone (Kerendia) is a nonsteroidal antagonist …
Top 10: Dispensing dominates agenda
Double dispensing dominates our list of the top ten best read stories over the the previous month Eight of the ten most read stories on our website over the previous …
TGA hits vaping outfit/director with $106k in fines
Nature’s Puff latest to fall foul of Govt vaping crackdown Eight infringement notices totalling $105,600 have been issued to trans-Tasman operation Nature’s Puff Pty Ltd and one of its directors …
Guild draws 60-day dispensing battlelines
Residents living in marginal federal seats are set to be bombarded with advertising highlighting the risks double dispensing poses to the viability of community pharmacies The Pharmacy Guild of Australia …
World news wrapup: 13 July 2023
Pharmacist who re-used syringe barrels sued; new French report reveals huge pharmacist shortfall; US pharmacist headed for prison but looking for love Vancouver, British Columbia: A pharmacy company is reportedly …
Fund pharmacists in ACCHOs: advisory body
Embedding pharmacists in Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations (ACCHOs) delivers improved health outcomes and value for money, experts believe Funding to embed non-dispensing pharmacists in Aboriginal health services is set …
Hospitals ‘the origin and future of pharmacist-led prescribing’
A new trial of hospital pharmacist prescribing, plus rostering more pharmacists over the weekend, are steps being taken to address bed block Pharmacists at one South Australian hospital will be …
Rendr extends CWH delivery service capabilities
More Chemist Warehouse (CWH) stores will be able to provide pharmacy-to-door shopping as part of its partnership with delivery firm Rendr The deal will increase CWH’s same-day delivery capacity from …
Will 2022 mark the highpoint of confidence in pharmacy?
Prior to the federal government’s decision to implement 60-day dispensing confidence in community pharmacy was at a record high, the latest UTS Pharmacy Barometer reveals The annual survey by the …
Higgins misinformed on RPMA
Suggestions that rural pharmacies are set to get a $90,000 funding boost to counteract the impacts of 60-day dispensing are wide of the mark Royal Australian College of General Practitioners …
Stockholding relief for select brands
Medication sponsors secure relief from minimum stockholding requirements for close to 270 Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) listed brands Requirements for drug sponsors to hold four to six-month supplies of …