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API strike ends after close to a month
‘In-principle agreement’ for Victorian distribution centre An in-principle agreement over pay and working conditions has been reached between Australian Pharmaceutical Industries (API) and the United Workers Union (UWU) for the …
‘Health and disability are not mutually exclusive’
Pharmacists can’t currently register as NDIS providers to boost quality use of medicines for people with intellectual disability and autism – but a new pilot is addressing an “urgent gap” …
World news wrapup: 20 July 2023
Case discontinued against pharmacist who refused to dispense morning after pill; UK mulls over codeine linctus schedule; US pharmacist incompetent to stand trial over weapons, drugs stash Kraków, Poland: A …
Vet wrote scripts for non-existent dogs
A vet has had his name removed from the register after he wrote scripts for diazepam and escitalopram in the name of fictitious dogs, which were then filled at a …
Poll highlights ‘a fight we need to fight’
A large minority of community pharmacists are considering leaving the profession altogether as a result of the controversial 60-day dispensing policy, an AJP poll has revealed Recent analyses have already …
Vale Albert Cincotta
The Cincotta Discount Chemist family has announced the passing of its founder, Albert Cincotta – an after-hours and discounting pioneer The Cincotta Discount Chemist brand has said in a statement …
Webinar: Building a resilient workplace culture for pharmacy
What does a resilient workplace look like, and what are its benefits for both employees and patients? A community pharmacist / coach and a psychologist share insights and strategies for …
‘Reckless’ behaviour sees pharmacist disqualified for five years
A pharmacist who made fake PBS claims for fertility drugs had a significant disciplinary history, a Tribunal has heard A pharmacist has appeared before the State Administrative Tribunal of Western …
Pharmacy profit collapse of ‘30% or more’
Double-dispensing to create “profitability crisis” like 2000s generic price cuts; analyst report Sixty-day dispensing will trigger a pharmacy “sector crisis” going all the way from frontline pharmacies up to wholesalers, …
Begging an option for some owners
With 60-day dispensing on its way, proprietors are looking at services they can add or cut to maintain the viability of their businesses Just over half of pharmacy owners are …
Citation needed
Who has been editing Mark Butler’s Wikipedia page? Last week, pharmacist and head of The Locum Glen Kanawati posted an image of the Health Minister’s Wikipedia page – commenting that …
Kiwi doctors urge end to consumer drug ads
Combined bodies push for end to “biased, overly optimistic” pharmaco advertising An open letter calling for an end to New Zealand’s unusual direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription medicines has been published …