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‘We’re a third-world country in terms of drug access’
Health professionals’ ability to initiate women on HRT is being limited by medicines shortages, Senate committee told Prescribers are being left with difficult choices when it comes to starting hormone …
APC drops KAPS for new assessment
Overseas trained pharmacists to sit new skills competency assessment from March 2025 Australia’s Knowledge Assessment of Pharmaceutical Sciences (KAPS) exams will be dropped at the end of the year in …
‘This is like a land mine.’
Complaints over DAAs, missing S8s and owing scripts shared by proprietor and NSW Pharmacy Council member in reminding owners of their responsibilities Owners are ultimately responsible for everything that happens …
New therapy on the way
A new Pharmacist-Only smoking cessation medicine is soon to be available A smoking cessation medicine newly available and approved in Australia has been listed as a Schedule 3 (Pharmacist-Only) medicine. …
Turning over a new page
Pharmacist Dr Amy Page named inaugural director of new medicines research centre Two leading pharmacists are at the helm of the newly launched Centre for Optimisation of Medicines, School of …
Police seek witnesses to pharmacy heist
ACT Police call for assistance to track down individuals who helped locate pharmacy bandit A 39-year-old Canberran man is facing charges relating to a robbery at Priceline Pharmacy in Amaroo …
Sim re-elected for third term
Associate Professor Fei Sim will lead an experienced PSA board in 2024/25 Western Australian pharmacist, Associate Professor Fei Sim has secured a third term as the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia’s …
Cough medicines in the spotlight
Scheduling decisions have been made for leading cough and cold products Two widely used cough suppression treatments were considered for rescheduling at the March 2024 meeting of the Therapeutic Goods …
Call to end DAA caps
Guild to push for changes to eligibility criteria for dose administration aids Patients should not be deprived access to dose administration aids (DAAs) due to caps on the numbers …
Red tape hinders access to medicines
Women are being denied access to readily available HRT medications due to “unnecessary red tape” Senate committee told Authorising pharmacists to substitute strengths and brands of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) …
The week in review
Pharmacy united this week to back calls for Commonwealth Prac Payments to be extended to pharmacy students, while the Guild has set its sights on regaining the profession’s status as …
The top 12: Business advice
60-day dispensing, budget developments, major mergers and more, what our readers have been reading to keep up with business news These are the twelve best read business columns in the …