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Should public hospitals be able to provide CTG medicines?
Stakeholders are addressing the exclusion of public hospital pharmacy from providing PBS medicines, under the Close the Gap scheme The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia is continuing its advocacy …
Ozempic shortage pain to continue until year’s end
TGA underscores ‘limited availability’ means drug should still only be prescribed for type-2 diabetes There will be continued “limited availability” of diabetes drug Ozempic until 31 December 2023 due to …
Chemist Warehouse plans ‘up to’ 20 Irish outlets
And the ‘McDonald’s of pharmacy’ will open a 7th new pharmacy in July says Irish press report Chemist Warehouse has plans to open as many as 20 pharmacies in Ireland …
New opioid deprescribing guidelines a ‘balancing act’
New opioid deprescribing guidelines have been published by researchers led by a hospital pharmacist In her work in the hospital sector, early career pharmacist Dr Aili Langford has already seen …
Ordine to be discontinued
The Therapeutic Goods Administration has provided advice regarding the discontinuation of all Ordine oral liquid medicines in Australia Mundipharma has advised that it will discontinue all four strengths of its …
Rural, regional workforce insufficient
Funding to improve emergency department access in Queensland has been welcomed, but more has to be done to improve quality use of medicines, pharmacists say This month (June 2023) the …
Labor ‘committed’ to supporting rural pharmacy: Butler
The Health Minister says Labor will support rural pharmacies through the 60-day dispensing change… especially given they “aren’t selling as much perfume” as metro stores Mark Butler has told journalists …
World news wrapup: 29 June 2023
Pharmacist under fire after declining to fill transgender patient’s script; conviction for stealing, selling Covid cards; LloydsPharmacy named as failing to pay minimum wage for nearly 8,000 workers Oakland, California: …
Medicines experts ‘sidelined, bypassed, ignored and treated as an afterthought’ on ODT
As the date for the implementation of the changes to opioid dependence therapy draws near, fact sheets continue to be updated, and pharmacists tell of their fears for their patients …
Injectables change for ACT pharmacists
Pharmacist in the ACT are now authorised to administer medicines for injection, including Long-Acting Injectable Buprenorphine (LAIB) The legislative change follows a campaign by the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia to …
$1m vape haul
WA’s chief pharmacist says illegal vapes are “popping up everywhere,” as the state makes its biggest seizure to date Many people do not understand that all vapes sold outside the …
Broader use of medication recommended
PBAC recommends extending eligibility criteria for Covid medication to an additional population group In an out-of-session consideration, the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee (PBAC) has recommended changes to the circumstances …