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Tea towel link to pharmacy robberies
A South Australian man has been refused bail after being accused of sparking a “major police manhunt” with three pharmacy robberies late last year Benjamin Donald Anthony Allan has faced …
Fake cop pharmacy robber sentenced
A “protracted and organised” plan saw a woman rob a pharmacy with a knife, pretending to be a police officer A woman has been handed a two-year probation order after …
Shortage warning
TGA issues warning over ongoing shortages of an arthritis treatment The Therapeutic Goods Administration today (23 February) issued a warning that Bristol-Myers Squibb Australia Pty Ltd had notified them of …
Harnessing pharmacists in lessons learned from COVID
Initiatives brought in to help manage the COVID-19 crisis have changed how health is delivered… and one state plans to make the most of them The Guild’s Queensland branch has …
Guild ‘gobsmacked’ at doctor cancer claim
Doctors are whipping up a “cancer scare” about the Queensland UTI trial, says the Guild, and suggesting the owner group is “wining and dining” politicians over full scope The Australian …
Cost causing more patients to skip scripts: Guild
The Pharmacy Guild has the price of script co-pays in its sights, as the cost of living spirals upwards More and more patients are asking pharmacists which of their medicines …
No visibility on vaping scripts: TGA
Some “initial evaluation” of the prescription vaping model may commence in the second half of 2022, but data is currently hard to come by, TGA head reveals TGA chair Adjunct …
RATs in ‘plentiful supply’
The RAT shortage is over, Secretary of the Department of Health, Dr Brendan Murphy has told a Senate Estimates Committee When questioned about the availability of rapid antigen tests, a …
‘The way of the future for the profession.’
The introduction of a combined Bachelors and Masters program of Pharmacy at the University of Sydney has been welcomed by the Pharmacy Guild of Australia The National President of the …
National recall of baby powder
The formula products available through pharmacies may be contaminated with microbials Abbott Australasia and Abbott US are conducting a precautionary national recall of some EleCare, Similac and Alimentum formula products, …
A new survey
What are your thoughts on wound care in pharmacy? Are you currently a registered pharmacist working in a community pharmacy in Australia? Would you like to test your practical knowledge …
The week in review
Another busy week in community pharmacy, with a focus on pay and workloads, as well as personal protective equipment PPA released the results of a new survey on the impact …