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Co-payment cuts trump 60-day savings: Guild
Efforts to curb patient spending on medicines are generating savings the government says, but some measures are having a greater impact than others, a Guild leader believes Cuts to the …
Book Review: Maya’s Pharmacy Adventure
This new children’s picture book written by a pharmacist is a treasure trove of medicines safety advice for laypeople When I first brought home this new picture book, written by …
New standards for MDMA, psilocybin
Manufactured or compounded psychedelics must be up to scratch to ensure consistency of products supplied to Australian patients, says TGA The Department of Health and Aged Care has published two …
Email compromise a growing threat
Ransomware events dominate headlines, but social engineering attacks are increasingly impacting small business, insurance broker warns Cyber insurance claims data for the first half of 2024 shows healthcare businesses are …
Aussies honoured in South Africa
Two Australians are among a group of pharmacists honoured at the International Pharmaceutical Federation congress in South Africa Australia’s Dr Shania Liu was named the recipient of the Early Career in …
‘We want everyone to think about pharmacy when they think about their health’
Pharmacy needs to progress and innovate if it is to rise to the challenge of public health inequities, says an Australian world pharmacy leader Greater progression across the pharmacy profession …
60-day asthma warning
More than 70 asthma inhalers may now be available as 60-day scripts – one with an incorrect entry – but experts including a veteran pharmacist have concerns Organisations including Asthma …
Abatacept shortages ‘resolved’
Pharmacies can expect to have improved access to stocks of Bristol-Myers Squibb’s Orencia (abatacept) 125mg/mL ClickJect autoinjector for subcutaneous injection and prefilled syringe products Following months of supply issues, the …
60-day overdose risk ‘simply wasn’t real:’ Butler
The third tranche of medicines available as 60-day scripts is now in play, as health minister dismisses concerns as “baseless scare campaign” Health minister Mark Butler has announced the third …
State to legislate for S4-only vapes
Tasmania to implement tough vaping laws in response to federal government’s “watered down” reforms Legislation is set to go before the Tasmanian parliament ensuring e-cigarettes can only be supplied by …
Chemist Warehouse takes jabs to pollies
Discounter runs pop-up immunisation clinic at state parliament to highlight value of access to workplace vaccination services Chemist Warehouse pharmacist immuniser, Paula Zervas, administered pertussis vaccines to lawmakers and parliamentary …
The week in review
Legislative changes to employee rights, and pharmacists’ scope of practice captured the headlines in the week, before focus shifted to the impact of drug overdoses on Australians The week started …