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Paracetamol panic a chance for education: expert
People living with pain are reportedly stockpiling paracetamol ahead of changes recommended by the TGA – but it’s an opportunity for pharmacist advice, says one pain expert Giulia Jones, chief …
Docs push vending machines, supermarket pharmacies
Doctors are now working an economic and competition angle in their bid to rid the pharmacy sector of the ownership and location rules The Australian Medical Association has produced its …
‘There must be governance in play’: PSA head
PSA supports the pharmacy scope trials, says its leader, but good governance is key – and in the meantime, there are “burning issues” like vaccination harmonisation to be addressed Speaking …
Specialists join GPs in condemnation of pharmacist prescribing
Trials authorising pharmacists to prescribe Schedule 4 medications for select conditions is “inconsistent with good practice” medical specialists claim Leaders from 15 specialist medical colleges voicing opposition to the rollout …
Prescribing not an increase in scope
Queensland’s urinary tract infection (UTI) pharmacy pilot is being hailed as a success by Dr Jean Spinks, a senior research fellow at the University of Queensland’s Centre for the Business …
McBride calls for full scope, team-based care
Assistant Minister and pharmacist Emma McBride has called for the health professions to be able to work to the top of their scope McBride, Assistant Minister Rural and Regional Health, …
Poll: Should pharmacy bodies take positions on social issues?
Leaders from two major pharmacy bodies are publicly backing the Yes campaign ahead of the referendum on the First Nations Voice to Parliament With the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) …
GPs’ voices go unheard at APC forum
Several GPs are frustrated at being unable to share their views about accredited standards for pharmacist prescriber training programs at a consultation event Efforts by the Australian Pharmacy Council to …
Guild ‘needs you’
Pharmacy owners are being urged to lobby their local politicians to back the Pharmacy Guild of Australia’s Affordable Medicines Now campaign Professor Trent Twomey, the Guild’s National President, wants community …
Penicillin V shortage prompts SSSI from TGA
Manufacturing issues responsible for Phenoxymethylpenicillin drought, says regulator A Serious Scarcity Substitution Instrument (SSSI) has been made by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) to help manage the shortage of the …
‘We don’t go to the mechanic to start the car.’
High-profile Nationals couple Barnaby Joyce and Vikki Campion have spoken out in favour of pharmacist prescribing trials, with Campion saying rural and regional Australians deserve more Former journalist and political …
Sigma strategic pain necessary to improve outcomes: Ramsunder
CEO outlines path back to sustainability – and Amcal and DDS are front and centre of that plan Sigma Healthcare has been through “a significant period of necessary change” but …