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Action needed to avert discontinuation pain crisis
Discontinuation of pain medicines means “dire” shortages – and workarounds mean barriers for many palliative patients, hospital pharmacist warns The Society of Hospital Pharmacist of Australia and several other stakeholders …
Pharmacist with ‘fantastic rapport’ honoured
He may have won an award with the word in its title – but don’t call him a hero, says a hospital pharmacist who has been roundly praised by his …
Keeping it simple
Can hospital inpatients discharged to a residential aged care facility take their medicines in a simpler way? One study suggests that it does A group of South Australian researchers, led …
Beware growing corporatisation: Guild
Leading pharmacist demands protection for the ownership rules in asking for scrutiny of the Chemist Warehouse-Sigma reverse listing The Pharmacy Guild of Australia Queensland Branch has issued a statement expressing …
‘United outcome’ between Guild and College
The Australasian College of Pharmacy is set to manage and deliver the Guild Intern Training Program from December 2023 onwards This will be known as the College Intern Training Program, …
Sigma, Guild ‘not unaligned in any way’: Ramsunder
Wholesaler urges franchisees to give it “the benefit of the doubt” over Chemist Warehouse merger Amcal and Discount Drug Store (DDS) franchisees are being urged to stick with Sigma Healthcare …
World news wrapup: 14 December 2023
Anti-vaccination posts see Kiwi pharmacist censured; how US pharmacies share information with law enforcement; young Māori pharmacist building health bridges New Zealand: A pharmacist who published anti-vaccination opinions as well …
The top 10: AJP podcasts
We continue our review of the top stories of 2023 by looking at our 10 most popular podcasts of the year 60-day dispensing: the personal impact Running on adrenaline: hospital …
Aged care nurse swapped out pain meds for aspirin, Gastro Stop
When the family of an aged care facility resident complained about their increased pharmacy bill, the investigation led to a nurse being reprimanded The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal has …
Empowering patients with self care
Pharmacists should take an active role in supporting and encouraging self-care, a new report finds Pharmacists’ current understandings and views about self-care are presented in a new publication by the …
Do not take ‘Ying Da Wang’ – TGA
Regulator warns Australians to stop taking three medications containing undeclared amounts of sildenafil Safety advisory notices have been issued by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) in relation to three products …
Six of the best – Guild names PotY finalists
New ‘Excellence in Harm Minimisation’ category added for the Pharmacy Guild of Australia’s 2024 Pharmacy of the Year Awards A trio of NSW-based pharmacies and stores from the ACT, South …