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UTIs in the NT
PDL has some advice for pharmacists practising in the Northern Territory Recent legislative change now allows Northern Territory pharmacists to provide antibiotic treatment without a prescription from a prescriber for …
Nurse arrested at Chemist Warehouse
A pharmacist became suspicious after a nurse presented several falsified scripts for painkillers at their pharmacy in a matter of days The nurse’s case was recently heard at the Victorian …
Pharmacy in primary health care: how it’s going
FIP has developed a tool for pharmacy organisations to gauge progression of the profession’s place in primary health care The tool was launched by the International Pharmaceutical Federation on the …
Undisclosed sildenafil
The TGA has issued warnings on two medicines obtained from unknown overseas websites The Therapeutic Goods Administration has warned consumers not to take Ziyinzhuangyang tablets or African Vigorous Max Strength. …
Pharmacy sales not feeling cost-of-living pressures: PharmX
Electronic ordering and invoicing company, PharmX is reporting a strong start to the year with revenue growth 4% ahead of budget for the first quarter of the 2025 financial year …
MedAdvisor shares dive as quarterly profits stall
Software business MedAdvisor Solution’s share price dropped by as much as 34% during Thursday’s trade, following a drop in the company’s gross profit MedAdvisor told the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) …
‘Backorder’ for 90% of rural, remote hospital meds
The government’s response to the Covid-19 inquiry report highlighted hospital pharmacist concerns about supply chain disruption The Covid-19 Response Inquiry Report, released on Tuesday (29 October 2024) made nine recommendations …
A first in Australia residency program
Ramsay Pharmacy has partnered with Advanced Pharmacy Australia to deliver Australia’s first Community Pharmacist Resident Training Program Having offered an AdPha-accredited hospital resident training program for a number of years, …
Credentialed pharmacists could help combat GP time constraints
A study has found pharmacist-led HMRs that targeted treatable traits in COPD patients led to improvements that persisted 12 months later Pharmacist-led medicine reviews should be integrated into clinical practice …
‘I can feel the walls closing in on me as this snowballs’
“The HMR program is treated and funded as if it was a hobby and not a full time career pathway,” says one pharmacist, and another highlights the importance of speaking …
World news wrapup: 31 October 2024
Canadian province slashes pharmacy funding; UK county survey on pharmacy closure impact; pharmacy liable in kickback scheme Gloucestershire: Healthwatch Gloucestershire has implemented a survey to find out what pharmacists and …
Nurses, midwives smash prescribing ‘glass ceiling’
Increasing medicines access will help relieve pressure on GPs and hospitals, say pharmacists Health minister Mark Butler has announced what he called a “historic” change in Medicare’s 40th year: the …