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Call to PBS list weight loss jabs
Manufacturers of GLP-1 RAs such as semaglutide are being urged to invest in listing the medications on the PBS to treat obesity The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners is …
Why ‘immaculate documentation and communication’ matters in deprescribing
A reduced environmental impact is a key benefit of deprescribing – but there’s many aspects to sustainability, says one leading pharmacist This week (10-16 March 2025) the AJP has been …
Pharmatech start-up attracts new investors
A pharmacy software start-up founded with the vision of using “biometrics to match with peoples’ medical records” has just finished a $17m capital raise StrongRoom AI (SRAI), which began in …
The week in review
Co-pay campaign ramping up, calls for Covid-19 era medicines access and Sigma’s rise on the ASX were among topics that got pharmacists talking this week Both sides of politics are …
‘Methylamphetamine is a scourge in our community’
A former pharmacy technician has been sentenced over supplying methylamphetamine A pharmacy worker began offending later in life in the context of domestic violence, a court has heard. The 37-year-old …
The pharma companies shedding value amid Trump trade-off
Listed companies in the pharmacy and retail sector have suffered heavy losses in the past month’s market sell-off By noon on Thursday, the S&P/ASX200 had fallen close to 9% from …
Co-pay cut ‘an investment in productivity’: Twomey
Both sides of politics urged to commit to reducing the maximum PBS co-payment to $19 ahead of the federal election Calls for the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) general co-payment to …
Hospital operator getting auction-ready: reports
Private hospital operator Healthscope is preparing to be sold after ballooning debt, sources say Australia’s second-largest private hospital operator is reportedly getting closer to a sale after most of its …
World news wrapup: 13 March 2025
NZ’s pharmac culture a problem, report finds; Irish pharmacist censured after overturned conviction; weight management complaints fly in after new UK guidance Wellington, New Zealand: BioPharmaDispatch has covered the release …
New procedure for product alerts
Department rolls out new process for sponsors conducting market actions for therapeutic goods The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has implemented its new Procedure for Recalls, Product Alerts and Product Corrections …
Sustaining changes: making deprescribing stick
Sustainability in deprescribing is about more than the environment – it’s about whether changes made to a medicines regimen can be maintained, one expert says For Advanced Pharmacy Australia’s MedsAware …
‘A future made in Australia must include medicines’
Leading pharmacists are among those advocating for better access to palliative care medicines, including abolishing co-payments and incentivising domestic manufacturing Palliative Care Australia has welcomed the recent announcement regarding the …