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Apply Code of conduct when using AI
Ahpra and the Pharmacy Board of Australia back the safe use of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare Health practitioners are being urged to consider the practical and ethical issues associated …
Sigma backer gives financial update
A top Sigma shareholder has shared how investing in the wholesaler has added to its fund, as the market continues to wait for the watchdog’s decision on the proposed Chemist …
Are SSSIs fit for purpose?
Pharmacists say SSSIs should not be required for substitutions which amount to “doing primary school maths sums” In their submissions to the Therapeutic Goods Administration’s Medicines Shortages in Australia – …
Opioids, antidepressants and adverse events in nursing homes
Pharmacists can provide valuable input for clinicians when it comes to the use of antidepressants and certain opioids, one expert says Researchers set out to investigate the concomitant use of …
Leaders lauded
Leading pharmacists have been recognised by the Queensland branch of the Guild, as it outlines recent achievements The Pharmacy Guild’s Queensland branch has held its sixth annual parliamentary reception at …
Call for accurate, timely shortage info
Hospital pharmacists are “overburdened” by shortages and discontinuations, and the lack of consistent information hampers them further, SHPA warns A leading hospital pharmacist has outlined how pharmacists need information about …
Basins and biofilms underestimated in healthcare-associated infections
Handbasins are hotspots for dangerous microbes that can cause illnesses including pneumonia, Legionnaires’ disease and wound infections, a new study from Flinders University warns The Flinders University environmental health study …
Conduct ‘shows a complete lack of moral compass:’ tribunal
A former hospital pharmacist’s behaviour has been described as “inexplicable” by a tribunal The woman had been working as director of pharmacy at a NSW hospital when in July 2020, …
EBOS lifts revenue, looks to post-CWH supply future
A strong year for community pharmacy helped to boost sales for the wholesaler and distributor, with the now-finished Chemist Warehouse deal accounting for almost 17% of its revenue Pharmacy wholesaler …
‘Pay all students doing mandatory placements’: Greens
Greens call for the return of free higher education in an amendment motion on the Universities Accord Bill 2024 Students should not be required to work for free as part …
World news wrapup: 22 August 2024
Pharmacist wins more than $110k in racial profiling and unfair dismissal case; fungal meningitis pharmacist makes deal with Michigan; GP pharmacists demand equal pay for equal work Wickford, Essex: A …
Worker sentenced over refund fraud
A pharmacy worker was upset at the way rosters were handled at the store where she worked – and began making fraudulent refunds A pharmacy worker who was caught drinking …