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Opioid, benzo thefts after faking qualifications
A man stole hundreds of tablets including oxycodone, diazepam, oxazepam and tramadol from his workplaces after lying about his qualifications The Courier Mail has reported on the case of a …
‘Diabolical’ workforce shortages impacting health: report
Community pharmacist numbers are ‘not sufficient to cover the workload’ in rural Tasmania and practice limits beyond dispensing should be removed, argue pharmacy groups Workforce shortages and full utilisation of …
A historic moment
Medicine costs set to fall after co-pay reduction bill passes Parliament, with pharmacists praised for their support for struggling patients Federal Parliament has already passed into law legislation to reduce …
New CVD resource
FIP has published a new handbook detailing a wide range of opportunities for pharmacists to provide cardiovascular disease services According to the World Health Organization, deaths from CVDs currently represent …
$74m for monkeypox response: Government
Budget announces prioritised access through joint investment with states and territories The Federal Government has committed almost $74 million to build up its monkeypox response, with a new vaccine being …
EBOS praises TWC’s performance
Banner group cements “reputation as one of Australia’s leading community pharmacy networks,” CEO John Cullity tells AGM TerryWhite Chemmart (TWC) has cemented its reputation as one of Australia’s leading community …
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 …