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TGA seeks advisory committee members
Its seven statutory committees will soon have 46 vacancies The Therapeutic Goods Administration is looking for applicants to join its seven advisory committees which consider the regulation of medicines, vaccines, …
Morning after pill refusal not discrimination: jury
A pharmacist who refused to fill a woman’s script for emergency contraception did not discriminate against a woman on the basis of sex, a US jury has found Andrea Anderson …
‘I actually couldn’t believe it.’
A pregnant patient in the UK has complained after two different pharmacies refused to supply aspirin, as Australian doctors urge pharmacists to consider the evidence A pregnant woman has written …
Pharmacist prescribing of antivirals a ‘no brainer’
Pharmacy groups call for pharmacist initiation of COVID-19 oral antiviral medicines as demand skyrockets, but GP group says doctors should remain mainstay The Pharmacy Guild and the PSA are calling …
Intern’s ‘tragic’ pain history before S8 thefts
A Tribunal has examined whether a former intern’s impairment constituted “a fundamental deficiency of character and integrity so serious to warrant his removal from the profession” A former pharmacy intern …
The week in review
A many-sided stoush about vaping and pharmacy kickbacks, COVID news and the PSA conference all made news this week This week saw controversy over vaping rear its head, with News …
Claiming becomes an issue
Issues have arisen with some PBS claims for ezetimibe following item and streamline code changes at the start of August Changes to the PBS listing of ezetimibe (Ezetrol), which kicked …
‘You can be the champion of change, we all can.’
Pharmacist named Young Tall Poppy of Science for her research into medicine safety among older people Dr Renly Lim, from the University of South Australia, has been recognised with a …
Pharmacist substance abuse presents ‘high risk’ to public
After multiple legal cases involving substance abuse this year, experts are warning pharmacists to consider how personal issues can start to affect work life While impairment among pharmacists is relatively …
Patients distressed by string of dispensing errors
A pharmacist claimed she was copying colleagues when she dispensed drugs for self-administration without a script An inexperienced pharmacist was working “extremely long” hours without sufficient support when she made …
Tobacco giant rejects CWH claims
Following controversy over a pharmacy vaping scheme described by one stakeholder as “kickbacks,” Philip Morris says Chemist Warehouse founder has made false claims Earlier this week, News Corp health reporter …
Hospital pharmacists urge focus on workforce strategy
Workforce strategy, funding boost welcomed amid ‘pharmacist burnout and dissatisfaction’ The SHPA has welcomed the ACT 2022-23 Budget, handed down this week by Chief Minister and Treasurer Andrew Barr, but …