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The top 10: Webinars and podcasts
What were pharmacists watching, and listening to, in the first half of the year? More and more of our readers are participating in, or listening to, our audiovisual offerings. These are …
‘Grim’ aged care vaccination rates revealed
In eight Western Australian aged care homes, only one in 10 residents have been vaccinated for Covid in the past year, expert warns A new report by the Grattan Institute …
Female pharmacy leadership representation up: study
Researchers have examined the gender balance in Australian pharmacy organisations – noting that to date there has been a “notable lack of female representation in these organisations’ leadership roles” This …
Doc leaves methadone patients at risk
A pharmacist was one of three people who made a notification about a doctor who has now had his registration cancelled The Medical Board of Australia has issued a statement …
EBOS pledges continued investment in TWC
EBOS Group’s TerryWhite Chemmart franchise hits new milestone opening the network’s 600th store TerryWhite Chemmart (TWC) is continuing its expansion opening its 600th pharmacy in Bayswater, Victoria at the weekend. …
Shareholders back CWH/Sigma deal, face risks if it fails: analyst
Sigma shares rallied to an eight-year high, but one analyst says investors could be exposed if the CWH deal doesn’t get the green light The share market appears to be …
Embrace services or risk losing RPMA: Twomey
Rapid increases to the RPMA could see regional pharmacies that receive funding come under the microscope, Guild warns Owners of pharmacies receiving the Regional Pharmacy Maintenance Allowance (RPMA) are being …
New Pharmacy Council of NSW president focused on engagement
Community pharmacy owner, Rick Samimi named as the new president of the Pharmacy Council of NSW Newly appointed president of the Pharmacy Council of NSW, Rick Samimi is looking to …
60-day dispensing falling short of goal
Fewer than one-in-seven eligible prescriptions are being dispensed under the controversial 60-day policy, data reveals Uptake of 60-day prescriptions is lagging behind the Department of Health and Aged Cares forecast …
Confidence on the rise
Pharmacy sales market is strongly on the rebound, the latest Attain market sentiment survey finds The Eighth Community Pharmacy Agreement (8CPA) has been reacted to positively by the pharmacy sales …
The week in review
The controversy continues over S3 vapes, while shortages, vaccinations and elections also made the news Health minister Mark Butler told 3AW‘s Heidi Murphy that it would be up to individual …
Pharmacist spots nurse’s forgery
“If it were not for the careful scrutiny a pharmacist applied to one of the scripts, the offending might well have continued,” a tribunal has said A nurse who wanted “a …