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RUM Project may need funding boost
Additional funding may be required to support the collection and disposal of unused medicines stemming from the introduction of 60-day dispensing Plans to increase the quantities of medications dispensed on …
‘Clipping the ticket’ comment sparks pharmacy fury
Community pharmacists seek apology from federal Minister for Finance over ‘clipping the ticket’ remark Senator Katy Gallagher is attracting the ire of community pharmacists after a speech in the Senate …
The top ten
What were the ten most clicked stories over the previous month? One topic has dominated the pharmacy news cycle like no other in recent weeks… and yes our top ten …
The week in review
It was a challenging week for Australia’s community pharmacy sector, as Treasurer, Jim Chalmers announced the federal Budget, while pleas for MBS provider numbers were also knocked back Efforts to win …
Start date set for prescribing trial
Pharmacists in NSW are set will be given the green light to prescribe medications to women with uncomplicated urinary tract infections (UTIs) from Monday (15 May) Close to 100 …
‘There is no need to leave the profession.’
One pharmacy stakeholder is being inundated with commentary about 60-day dispensing from worried pharmacists – with some thinking about leaving the profession Dr Fei Sim, national president of the Pharmaceutical …
‘You’d be better off retraining as a bus or train driver’
A call for civil disobedience, worry about a ticking time bomb planted by the Government and a gloomy assessment of a better future in public transport… here’s what our readers …
In shortage: the impact on pharmacy
Researchers examine the effects of COVID-19-related stock shortages on community pharmacy practice… and warn 60-day dispensing could mean shortages to come This is the fifth in a series of articles …
30-day dispensing ‘doesn’t make sense’: Butler
Dispensing a medicine once a month for chronic diseases is no longer relevant, says Health Minister – but Shadow Minister says community pharmacies are being expected to pay for the …
Protonitazene warning
Fake Xanax is circulating in Queensland, prompting a warning from Queensland Health Queenslanders are being warned against taking illegally sourced drugs following the seizure of counterfeit medications containing life-threatening substances. …
Time running out to enter
Pharmacy assistants are encouraged to self-nominate for Pharmacy Assistant of the Year Award 2023 The Pharmacy Guild of Australia is reminding pharmacy assistants to share their unique qualities and contribution …
60-day dispensing a ‘Pink Batts’ scheme
Double dispensing is being compared to Labor’s short-lived ‘Pink Batts’ scheme, by one rural pharmacist Regional and rural communities are set to face a “perfect storm” with “no doctors and …