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World news wrapup: 27 October 2022
France short 15,000 pharmacists; power outages could threaten UK pharmacies; US pharmacist convicted over drug diversion conspiracy UK: With the United Kingdom likely to experience more power cuts this winter, …
New listings
New listings for skin cancer, lung cancer and genetic disease X-linked hypophosphataemia have been announced by the health minister Federal health minister Mark Butler has announced the addition of new …
Federal Budget: the reaction
Co-pay cut welcomed, but another MBS snub for pharmacy: what did stakeholders make of this week’s federal budget? Key health care stakeholders have expressed mixed feelings about the October Federal …
Discounters devalue the profession: union
The union for employee pharmacists has slammed the recently announced “super profit” by Chemist Warehouse, saying the burden on staff continues to grow Last week the AJP reported that Chemist …
Monkeypox exclusion ‘disappointing’
NSW pharmacists have not been included in the state’s expanded-access monkeypox vaccination plans Last week (20 October 2022), the NSW Government announced that it was investing $2 million in vaccination …
NSW Health Minister announces retirement
The minister was “front and centre” during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic NSW Minister for Health and member for Wakehurst Brad Hazzard has announced he will retire from politics …
Australian Prescriber to live on
The Department of Health and Aged Care is looking to find a new publisher for NPS MedicineWise’s flagship title after the organisation winds up NPS MedicineWise will be ceasing operations …
Co-pay cut confirmed
Federal Budget delivers on government’s promised PBS co-pay reduction and promises to boost student numbers in healthcare The Albanese government has delivered on its promised commitment to reduce the PBS …
SA voluntary assisted dying pharmacist team announced
Four pharmacists and one technician will dispense euthanasia drugs from Jan 31, 2023 South Australia’s Health department has named who will be dispensing drugs to terminally ill patients in that …
Rego cancelled after dispensing ‘Dr Vet’ script
A pharmacist dispensed alprazolam to a dog on an expired script, among a series of other incidents including the irregular issuing of Suboxone dispensings as “repeats” The Civil and Administrative …
Underuse of S2s common: study
Fewer than 20% of respondents in a new study reported “always” or “often” following directions when using pharmacy medicines The same people who self-report underuse of non-prescription medicines are also …
Social media diet drug domino effect
Snowballing shortages now knock on to scarcity-ravaged diabetes drug Ozempic alternative Trulicity, says TGA A drought of Type 2 diabetes drug Trulicity has been blamed on the other rolling diabetes …