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World news wrapup: 19 December 2024
Vanuatu pharmacy “devastated by damage and not able to function;” second UAE store for CWH; polio survivor loses pharmacy unfair dismissal case Port Vila, Vanuatu: The chief pharmacist at Vanuatu’s …
The Top 12: Podcasts
Medicinal cannabis, the 8CPA, the power of connection and more….. what were our readers listening to this year? These were the 12 most opened podcasts on the AJP website in …
From uncertainty to success
PSA national president Associate Professor Fei Sim reflects on the profession’s achievements in 2024 and looks forward to another 12 months of change in 2025, with the AJP Podcast Speaking …
Poll: Preparing for paracetamol scheduling changes
Patient safety concerns are behind the reduction in maximum pack sizes of paracetamol products…are you prepared? Tell us here The changes affect packs available for general, Schedule 2 and S3 …
Ozempic shortage to continue in 2025
Diabetes medication to remain in short supply throughout 2025, manufacturer warns Efforts to boost the production of Ozempic (semaglutide) are not expected to alleviate shortages of the medication in the …
Patients back scope expansion
Healthcare consumers are frustrated by limitations around pharmacists’ scope of practice, report reveals Consumers believe pharmacists can and should play a greater role in the delivery of healthcare services including …
A ‘very common’ incident
“Stop and think” before compounding medicines such as clonidine suspension, warns an expert, because it could save your patient’s life—and your career Errors during the preparation of compounded clonidine suspension …
Pharmacist ‘caught red-handed’ harassing colleague
A nurse was so afraid of a pharmacist colleague’s actions that she moved away from the area where she lived and worked, a court has heard The ABC has reported …
‘Significant distress to patients’
Recent supply shortages for first-line migraine meds hit patients hard and increased workloads, according to a PBAC stakeholder meeting Calcitonin gene-related peptide (CRGP) therapies are recommended as first-line medications for …
‘Our Christmas really has come early’
Eczema patients gifted with continued PBS listing of treatment after higher-than-expected demand nearly saw it withdrawn from the PBS Eczema support groups are praising the decision to keep a treatment …
Methotrexate mistake
Methotrexate packing errors continue to come to the attention of the Pharmacy Board, it warns The Pharmacy Board has published a new case study, highlighted in its December newsletter, which …
TGA prepares for discontinuation of Protaphane InnoLet insulin cartridges
Novo Nordisk to discontinue the Protaphane InnoLet human insulin (rys) 100 IU/mL injection multidose cartridge on 1 February 2025 Pharmacists can now use a Serious Scarcity Substitution Instrument (SSSI) to …