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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 …
Senator seeks pharmacy compensation scheme
Pharmacies should be given access to a reimbursement scheme to support them through the transition to 60-day dispensing A two-year double dispensing transitional support package should be introduced to ensure …
Accelerate overseas health practitioner rego process: Review
Health practitioner registration processes need to be streamlined to make Australia an attractive destination for overseas-trained health professionals Authorities need to simplify the health practitioner registration process to enable health workers …
‘Millions of patients will lose’; Twomey
Guild president’s Forefront editorial goes in hard against double-dispensing “Millions of people in every single community in Australia will be worse off’ if the government doesn’t guarantee no patient or …
World news wrapup: 11 May 2023
Minor ailment services to roll out in NZ and England, but not without concerns; Canadian pharmacist allowed employee to self-dispense opioid replacement therapy New Zealand: Health minister Ayesha Verrall has …
Small wins for small business
The federal budget did contain some welcome initiatives to help the small business community While the attention of most in the pharmacy sector was on medicines policy when Federal Treasurer …
60-day dispensing could hurt rural, regional Aussies: Boyce
Opposition member warned Parliament of pharmacy closures outside metro areas… but the Health Minister dismissed his comments Hours before Treasurer Jim Chalmers presented the 2023-4 Budget last night (9 May …
Crime roundup
Staff at two Queensland pharmacies have been left with a big cleanup each, as robberies leave shattered glass through the stores Daisy Hill: Police are investigating the break and enter …