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Changes for vit B6 supplements
Reductions in maximum daily dose and new warning requirements put in place following adverse event reports submitted to the TGA Changes have been made to the requirements for products containing …
Pharmacy programs on the rise
Numbers of medication reviews, DAAs and staged supply services provided by pharmacists under the 7CPA have risen since the last agreement, new data reveals New data revealing the use of …
Free scripts at Chemist Warehouse?
Chemist Warehouse is angling to be able to provide free and discounted scripts, citing its record in New Zealand – while the Guild wants to slash the maximum co-pay to …
Man sentenced over CWH fraud series
Fraud at Chemist Warehouse; SA man sentenced over tomahawk robbery; Gold Coast roof burglary attempt fails Newtown, Sydney: A man sentenced over fraud offences at Chemist Warehouse had hold of …
‘Alarming’ rates of hospital pharmacists quitting
Job vacancies in hospital pharmacy have never been higher, warns the SHPA The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia has again called for the commissioning of a 10-year National Pharmacy …
CWH are among their investors – and they just upped their share in Sigma to 17%
So who are HMC Capital and why should you know about them? Over the past three months a company best known for its real estate assets has been not-so-gently buying …
Sigma’s retail pharmacy strategy fraught: analysts
Consolidation plan could end up benefitting competitors more than Sigma, says MST Marquee Sigma Healthcare’s plan to consolidate its retail pharmacy offering into just two brands could be a difficult …
The week in review
It was a busy week for Ahpra, plus another round of the UTI turf wars and a new critique of the ownership and location rules The latest Productivity Commission report …
Policy on education quality
FIP has released a new statement of policy, outlining standards for assuring the quality of pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences education The International Pharmaceutical Federation has made the statement available here. …
CPD statement
The International Pharmaceutical Federation has published a new Statement of Policy on continuing professional development FIP said it recognises that pharmacists acquiring, developing and maintaining professional competence throughout their careers …
Clonidine dose error not spotted
A pharmacist allegedly made a mistake while compounding a clonidine suspension, and a child was admitted to hospital The Pharmacy Board has published a new case study, which it says …
Autonomous prescribing a ‘core task’ for pharmacists: Twomey
To smooth the way towards potential autonomous pharmacist prescribing, the Pharmacy Board has announced that it will develop accreditation standards for related education programs These programs would qualify and equip …