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Room for improvement
Study finds some gaps in clinical HMR reports, with less than a third documenting the GP’s reason for referral Despite overall general adherence to HMR guidelines, gaps in clinical HMR …
14% of Australians have had long COVID symptoms; study
ANU paper drops as parliamentary inquiry into long COVID commences COVID-19 symptoms that last more than four weeks have afflicted almost one third of all Australian adults who have caught …
World news wrapup: 13 October 2022
Narrow miss for Netherlands staff, patients; crackdown on pharmacist injections after patient deaths in Egypt; call to address growing UK closures Culemborg, Netherlands: A man has deliberately crashed his car …
‘You have no idea how important these pharmacy services are.’
Pharmacists provide professional services without remuneration because of the need they see in the community, says one researcher Pharmacists have published the results of work investigating the types of unfunded …
Is long COVID common?
Global study estimates how many people who got COVID-19 experienced at least one long COVID symptom, with two groups found to be at higher risk International researchers have used computer …
There’s “strength in numbers”: Sigma CEO
New boss Vikesh Ramsunder spells out detail of company’s retail re-invention as Guardian folds into Amcal. Amcal will be reborn with increased focus on consumers, more private brands and a …
Pharmacists told, ‘Just get them out of the hospital.’
Pharmacy is often the barrier to hospital discharge, a leading pharmacist has told an inquiry into ambulance ramping and access block Jonathan Penm, chair of the NSW branch committee of …
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 …