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Roster change affecting child care sparks dismissal dispute
Did this pharmacist resign her job freely… or was she constructively dismissed? The Fair Work Commission has heard the case of a pharmacist who tendered her resignation from the suburban …
AHPRA apologises for email blunder
Pharmacists across the country were surprised when they received the Physiotherapy Board newsletter The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) has emailed pharmacists apologising for sending them the Physiotherapy Board …
Fentanyl use skyrockets
New data shows that Australia uses nearly 2,000% of its need for opioids, compared to some countries that are only able to access less than 1% of what they need …
First OTC cannabis by early 2023?
Wellnex Life hoping for SAS OK by year’s end with S3 approval to follow in next quarter – and a market potentially worth “billions” ASX-listed health and wellness outfit Wellnex …
World news wrapup: 6 October 2022
Pharmacies help out with hurricane impact; NZ clash over GP role requirements; pharmacist sentenced over “Bill But Don’t Fill” fraud Florida/Puerto Rico, US: Pharmacy chains have moved to help people …
Rego reminder
Renew early to avoid delays during the registration period, urges the Board Pharmacists have until November 30 to renew their general or non-practising registration on time, says the Pharmacy Board. …
Docs claim ‘dire consequences’ from interstate UTI services
The stoush over Queensland’s pharmacist Urinary Tract Infection service has moved interstate, as NSW and WA head towards implementing something similar – and the AMA protests the prospect Queensland has …
Is Amazon’s healthcare business stumbling?
Online retail giant loses founders of its pharmacy operation only weeks after pulling plug on primary care business Amazon has lost the two founders of PillPack, the online pharmacy business …
Backing the next generation
PDL announces its student grant winners for 2022, with four pharmacists-in-training to be supported to attend an event of their choice After a record number of applications and very high-quality …
Location rules ‘could be changed by governments immediately:’ report
Rules help “establish local monopolies” and have left population-to-pharmacy ratios 50% worse than when introduced, says Productivity Commission Location and ownership rules have been slammed as uncompetitive and leading to …
Vic pharmacists to give monkeypox jab
Victorian pharmacist immunisers get the go-ahead to provide more vaccines The Pharmacy Guild of Australia’s Victoria Branch has welcomed the decision by the Victorian Department of Health and the Andrews …
Queensland’s UTI service made permanent
The Guild calls for the permanent UTI service to go nationwide, while the AMA encourages doctors to report “complications” from the service to the Health Ombudsman The Queensland Urinary Tract …