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Pharmacy owner ‘acted in contempt’ of health department: tribunal
A unregistered pharmacy owner supplied at least 15,000 pharmaceutical benefits since his approval to supply them was cancelled, a tribunal has heard The Administrative Appeals Tribunal has heard a request …
‘There’s more work to do’ to support students
Government backbencher acknowledges pharmacy students’ pleas for placement support Current plans for Commonwealth Prac Payments are a first step in easing financial pressures on students, Labor’s Peter Khalil says. Speaking …
‘Pregnant women are vulnerable to the whims of market forces’
Experts are warning of a critical shortage of obstetric medicines, putting women at risk of pre-eclampsia and post-partum haemorrhage Supplies of several crucial obstetric medicines are running short in Australia, …
Vision for the future wants empowered pharmacists
A nationally-coordinated response strategy is needed to address fluctuations in medication supply, say one group of pharmacists This is just one of 39 recommendations made in Advanced Pharmacy Australia (AdPha)’s …
Tambassis joins ASX-listed firm’s board
Consumer healthcare business names ex-Guild national president as its new non-executive chair Wellnex Life has appointed former Pharmacy Guild of Australia national president, George Tambassis, as its in-coming chair. The …
PharmX names Bastas alternate director
DBG Health chief commercial officer, Alexander “Sandy” Mellis, joins PharmX board as a non-executive and independent alternate director for Dennis Bastas PharmX Technologies has announced the appointment of Alexander Mellis …
The week in review
Cost of living was again the focus this week, with the third tranche of 60-day dispensing medicines becoming available The third tranche of medicines became available under 60-day dispensing, prompting …
Slade secures provisional AdPha accreditation
AdPha grants “group-wide” provision accreditation for Slade Pharmacy to run its resident training program Hospital pharmacy group, Slade Pharmacy has received national accreditation to deliver the Advanced Pharmacy Australia (AdPha) …
SA move enhances national consistency: PSA
Pharmacists in South Australia are now able to administer medicines to their patients, the state’s office of the chief pharmacist has confirmed The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia welcomed the announcement, …
Cost-of-living measures ‘do not compete’: Department of Health
Patient savings delivered by cutting the PBS general co-payment and 60-day dispensing are “not directly comparable”, health department spokesperson says Cheaper medicines policies implemented by the government are designed …
NSW leapfrogs Queensland for broadest scope
GP shortage prompts state government to accelerate expansion of pharmacists’ scope of practice Pharmacists in NSW will soon be able to treat patients for a broad range of conditions as …
Costs putting conference attendance out of reach
Pharmacy may be one of the healthcare system’s most accessible points, but rising costs are making the profession’s conferences inaccessible for many Registration fees and rising travel and accommodation costs …