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From no pharmacist to ‘same level of care’
A virtual pharmacy service was able to offer rural and remote hospital patients the level of pharmacist care enjoyed by people in major cities, rural pharmacists say The data, by …
‘Pharmageddon’; 3 day mass walkout of US pharmacy staff
Mega-chains Walgreens and CVS main target of “wildcat” industrial action Thousands of pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and other staff have walked off the job from US pharmacy chains on Monday as …
Land’s first pharmacists celebrated
The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia has formally released the organisation’s first Reconciliation Action Plan The release follows endorsement by Reconciliation Australia, and caps a year of advocacy and …
TGA secures $5m vaping win
Federal Court of Australia backs TGA in unlawful vaping advertising case The Federal Court of Australia has ordered Vapor Kings Pty Ltd and its director, Amir Kandakji, to pay fines …
Pharmacy remuneration tribunal roles up for grabs
Health Dept seeks three new PBRT members The Department of Health and Aged Care is seeking three recruits for the Pharmaceutical Benefits Remuneration Tribunal (PBRT), the body which determines how …
CAPS to set end of year agenda
Pharmacy advocacy group set to outline 8CPA expectations in protest webinar Representatives from the Community and Pharmacy Support Group (CAPS) will outline their advocacy plans for the remainder of 2023 …
Pharmacy stats: applications, 60-day uptake and copay cuts
Since double dispensing was announced, more pharmacies have applied for approval than have had approvals cancelled In last week’s Senate Estimates hearing on Community Affairs, Tasmanian Labor Senator Anne Urquhart …
And then there were three
Another consumer division spinoff on the way, this time by Sanofi Pharmaceutical giant Sanofi has portrayed how it imagines spinning off its consumer division and turning the parent, in the …
More pharmacist jabs criticised as ‘gambling’ with children’s health
Pharmacists call for vaccine harmonisation, as doctors slam new regulations enabling pharmacists to vaccinate children aged two and up The Australian Medical Association has attacked an announcement by the Queensland …
‘Vexatious’ complaint against Higgins dropped
RACGP president handed AHPRA notification over private 60-day dispensing Facebook post Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) president, Dr Nicole Higgins claims a complaint lodged with regulators over …
Does collaborative medication ordering improve patient care?
A new project has compared usual medical prescribing with a model involving collaboration with a pharmacist The study, Evaluating collaborative ordering of medications by a pharmacist on a general medical …
TGA issues sunscreen alert
Bondi Sands mist product has incorrect usage directions, says regulator The Therapeutic Good Administration (TGA) has issued a product defection correction warning consumers to not spray a Bondi Sands sunscreen …