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Medication safety contribution honoured
Monash Health says it “couldn’t be prouder” that one of its leading pharmacists has been recognised for her contribution to medication safety Wendy Ewing, deputy director of pharmacy, quality, at …
Pharmacists leading the way with stewardship tool
A group of WA health stakeholders are set to evaluate an antimicrobial stewardship decision support tool The tool, Antimicrobial Pathways (AMPs), will be evaluated by a collaboration between the Digital …
Remove pharmacy vax red tape in 8CPA: report
Covid and NIP vaccines will at some point need to be managed under the same arrangements, and should be harmonised, a new report says, noting that the current framework creates …
Another diabetes drug scarce until end 2024
Eli Lilly’s Trulicity had been been ‘go-to’ replacement for in-demand Ozempic Trulicity, the type-2 diabetes preparation which had been a regular stop-gap option when the much-hyped Ozempic was in short …
AFT sees 24% hike in sales
Flagship Maxigesic products and Australian OTC business contribute the most to latest half yearly results Maxigesic manufacturer AFT Pharmaceuticals has reported higher bottom-line profit and revenue after continued robust demand …
Dispensing-only product likely sold to consumers: TGA
Paracetamol products without child-resistant packaging may have been directly supplied to consumers, the TGA warns The Therapeutic Goods Administration has issued a statement saying it has become aware that some …
Scope expansion key to boosting access to care
Health minister keen to embrace skincare role for pharmacists to ease pressure on health system Extending pharmacists’ scope of practice to include the treatment of certain skin conditions will improve access …
Skincare next step in scope expansion
Pharmacists to treat four skin conditions under expanded scope trial Community pharmacists in NSW will be able to prescribe treatments for certain skin conditions from March 2024, under the next …
The week in review
60-day dispensing, the 8CPA, antimicrobial awareness and regulatory issues all made the news this week It was World Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week, and FIP issued new policy, saying pharmacists should …
Pharmacist faces forgery charges
Queensland’s health ombudsman has taken immediate action against a pharmacist, including banning her from having her own personal medicines dispensed in a workplace Conditions have been imposed on the pharmacist’s …
‘Recognition for every pharmacist, everywhere’
ANZCAP independent program opens in Australia The second major program of the Australian and New Zealand College of Advanced Pharmacy (ANZCAP) has launched, with learning experiences now live as the …
Good boy brings pharmacy department joy
His poster at the recent SHPA conference won the people’s choice award, but Travis Phelan wants the credit to go to his partner in paws-itivity: Bernie the chocolate Labrador Phelan, …