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Oral morphine arrangements
Two new temporary PBS listings for morphine sulfate will be effective from 1 December 2023 The Therapeutic Goods Administration says that these new products are being listed to address the …
Poll: Readers slam rego fee increase
A significant number of pharmacists say the increase to their registration fees isn’t justified…here’s what Ahpra says in response Recently, a pharmacist who preferred to remain anonymous wrote to the …
PBAC backs early supply rule change
Government extends Safety Net early supply rule for 60-day scripts to reduce medicines wastage Changes to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) Safety Net early supply rule come into effect today …
Change Criminal Code: hospital pharmacists
Hospital pharmacists back call to amend the Criminal Code to permit telehealth consultations for voluntary assisted dying (VAD) services The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA) is backing a …
Pharmacist-prescribed oral PrEP could roll out nationwide
Pharmacists urge the lowering of barriers to accessing and affording medicines which could lead to the elimination of HIV Health minister Mark Butler has announced the release of the HIV …
60-day dispensing making zero impact: Kovacic
Labor’s 60-day dispensing policy is failing to deliver cost-of-living relief, Liberal Party Senator Maria Kovacic claims The NSW Senator took aim at the government’s effort to deliver cheaper medicines, saying …
Over and under: counting antivenom stocks
Researchers have made an “alarming discovery” which could leave patients who have been bitten by snakes or spiders vulnerable to bad outcomes Senior pharmacist at the Royal Adelaide Hospital Pharmacy …
‘King Kong’ drug Mounjaro now in short supply into 2024
Recently launched diabetes med with weight loss hype another victim of ‘larger than expected demand’ Mounjaro, the hotly anticipated competitor to social media-hyped diabetes and de facto weight loss drug …
‘Stark look’ at work that still needs doing on vaccination
A recent report on vaccination in Australia echoes the pharmacy profession’s call for nationally-consistent vaccination authorities, says one stakeholder Pharmaceutical Society of Australia national president Dr Fei Sim has welcomed …
State Council, new ownership Act on way
The Queensland Government has introduced a Bill for a contemporary Pharmacy Business Ownership Act in Parliament The Pharmacy Guild of Australia, Queensland Branch welcomed the move. State Branch President Chris Owen said …
PM’s parliamentary apology to thalidomide survivors
And Government re-opens thalidomide support program for those who missed out Thalidomide survivors, their families, loved ones and carers have received a “a full, unreserved and overdue apology” from Prime …
Pharmacists bounce back from 60-day confidence slump
Confidence is returning to the community pharmacy sector after taking a significant dip following the government’s 60-day dispensing announcement Data from the latest University of Technology Sydney (UTS) pharmacy barometer …