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Historical wage underpayment at API?
“Review of payroll practices” by new owner Wesfarmers finds likely “payment errors” Wesfarmers has announced that a review of payroll practices of its new acquisition Australian Pharmaceutical Industries (API) has …
The week in review
It’s been a busy week, with GPs slamming the pharmacy prescribing trial (again), vaccination and regulatory news, and some interesting financial results announced GPs are again complaining about the upcoming …
Pharmacists should be able to give monkeypox vaccine
The profession stands “ready and able”, say US pharmacists A group of 14 health organisations have written to the US health officials asking for all pharmacists in the country to …
Qld Premier a ‘dark mistress,’ said suspended doc
A GP registrar has published Ahpra’s letter to him detailing his suspension, after he spread anti-vaccination misinformation and “aggressively” interrupted the AMA’s conference to broadcast it In July, Dr William …
Trials imminent for funded independent prescribers
UK to roll out NHS-funded pharmacist prescribers in community pharmacies, but on local soil, Australian doctors push back Pharmacist independent prescribing services will be trialled across England next year, reports …
Reduce or run out
Healthcare professionals urged to conserve tenecteplase (Metalyse) in wake of shortage due to surging global demand, to maintain continuity of supply for patients Boehringer Ingelheim Australia has advised the TGA …
High-dose PPI changes ‘effective’: PBAC
Decrease in esomeprazole and increase in pantoprazole scripts likely due to restriction changes, says PBAC, though full picture obscured by lack of OTC and private data Restriction changes established in …
Temporary rego extendable
Health practitioners on the sub-register who are currently practising, can now extend their registration Ahpra has said that these practitioners may now opt in to extend their temporary registration, “so …
Legal cannabis use on the rise
The number of Australians accessing cannabis legally via prescriptions has soared, new research shows – though many still obtain it illicitly to self-medicate New research from the University of Sydney’s …
A new recommendation
PBAC recommends listing of adalimumab biosimilar The PBAC has recommended the Authority Required listing of adalimumab (Yuflyma) in the form of 40 mg in 0.4 mL pre-filled syringe and pre-filled …
Pharmacy’s billion dollar boom
Demise of Pfizer direct model was one driver of almost 20% community pharmacy revenue growth for wholesaler EBOS, the Kiwi company which owns TerryWhite Chemmart and pharmaceutical wholesaler Symbion, says …
World news wrapup: 25 August 2022
Three pharmacy giants told to cough up more than $900 million over opioids; codeine crisis in Ireland; NZ woman convicted over forged scripts Cleveland, Ohio: A US District judge has …