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Pharmacist facing trafficking and fraud charges
Court date set for pharmacist accused of supplying performance enhancing drugs to bikies A Melbourne-based pharmacist will appear in Broadmeadows Magistrates’ Court in October, on multiple charges of forgery, trafficking …
Scholarship offers opportunities for aspiring owners
Apply now for the Sirianni Scholarship for Future Pharmacist Leaders – 2023 Aspiring pharmacy owners are being offered the opportunity to access mentoring through the Sirianni Scholarship for Future Pharmacist Leaders. …
Double dispensing would be ‘own goal’ says CWH director
The furore over 60-day scripts is intensifying, with a Chemist Warehouse leader warning of shortages and citing the panic buying of the early days of the pandemic CWH director Mario …
Docs aim at ‘go-it-alone’ pharmacy prescribing
Docs launch an ad campaign attacking pharmacist prescribing, while one media outlet calls for a ceasefire between the sectors The Australian Medical Association has announced a media campaign, aimed at …
Botched robbery had ‘potential to cause real psychological harm’
A man who remained silent during an unsuccessful pharmacy robbery will be eligible for parole in September A Bundaberg man who has lived with a drug addiction most of his …
Affordable Medicines Now ‘a Guild scam’: Duckett
Calls for a further reduction in the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) general co-payment are “a scam to drive discounters out of business”, a health economist believes Efforts by the Pharmacy …
Turn customers into advocates or lose battle for relevance
Did you know that your existing customer base is possibly your business’ greatest hidden asset? Customer experience expert Amanda Stevens tells us more During APP2023 Amanda presented a session titled: …
Vitamin recall
Metal fragment found in vitamin C product prompts recall The Therapeutic Goods Administration has advised that Bioceuticals is recalling one batch of its Ultra-Potent C Chewable (60s), AUST L 208690. …
The week in review
As always, it’s been a busy week in the pharmacy sector The Pharmacy Guild continued its push to reduce the PBS copayment. We took a look at palliative care in …
Guild president slams embedded residential aged care pharmacy
National president of the Pharmacy Guild Professor Trent Twomey has spoken out against the concept of embedded pharmacists in aged care Twomey told the recent Australian Pharmacy Professional Conference on …
Charting reduces errors: study
Partnered pharmacist charting ‘significantly reduces’ errors, Australian study finds, revealing impact of collaborative prescribing An Australian study looking at the clinical impact and benefits of partnered pharmacist medication charting (PPMC) …
Patients still skipping medications due to costs
Cost remains a barrier preventing many patients from accessing prescription medicines, despite the $12.50 reduction in the PBS general co-payment Further cuts to the maximum Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) co-payment are …