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Continued dispensing expanded in Tasmania
Tasmanian pharmacists will be able to provide a broader range of medications to patients without a prescription through continued dispensing measures from 6 March Changes to state regulations will enable …
Government accepts all Halton Review recommendations
All eight recommendations from the Review of Covid-19 Vaccine and Treatment Purchasing and Procurement report have been accepted by the federal government The review, led by Jane Halton, a former …
Higher earners turn to pharmacy for flu jab
Australians’ annual incomes appear to influence where they opt to receive an influenza vaccine, a NAB report reveals Community pharmacies are the destination of choice for flu shots for 30% …
World news wrapup: 2 March 2023
UK pharmacists want to quit; Iranian women pharmacists told to veil; NZ drug shortages bite Iran: Female pharmacists in Iran have been ordered to wear black veils in the workplace, …
Patients supportive of pharmacist prescribing: CHF
Results from a survey of the Consumers Health Forum’s Australia’s Health Panel, show almost 75% of patients support some form of pharmacist prescribing Speaking during a webinar focused on pharmacist …
Canny vitamin shoppers move away from pharmacies
Blackmore’s boss says price rises have sent consumers on a bargain hunt Vitamins and supplements giant Blackmores has posted, by its own definition, “solid” first half year 2023 results but …
Pholcodine cancelled, recalled
The TGA is recalling 55 products containing pholcodine from pharmacy shelves – and cancelling them from the ARTG The Therapeutic Goods Administration conducted a safety investigation into the pholcodine products, …
Owners from CWH signed MBS petition: Singh
Pharmacy owners from Chemist Warehouse are among the 2020 individuals who signed a petition calling for greater recognition of pharmacists Melbourne-based pharmacy advocate, Pardeep Singh, says he received support from unlikely …
MedAdvisor returns to profit with record revenue
Latest results show GuildLink deal a golden egg for MedAdvisor MedAdvisor has shown a net profit for the first time in three years and posted a record operating revenue of …
ATAGI makes Moderna biavalent recommendation
Moderna’s Covid-19 biavalent BA.4/5 vaccine is being recommended for use as a booster adolescents and adults aged 12 years and older The Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) issued …
Migration matters
Does immigration enable the profession to provide more services, or merely generate a source of cheap labour for pharmacies? Readers of the AJP have their say With the Pharmacy Guild …
Four reasons pharmacists choose aged care
Researchers have looked into how interested and ready pharmacists are to work on-site in residential aged care facilities Researchers from Monash University have found four key factors influencing pharmacists’ readiness …