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TGA issues $40k in fines for complementaries ads
Brisbane-based Pracmed Healthcare hit with three illegal advertising infringement notices The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has hit Queensland company Pracmed Healthcare Pty Ltd with three infringement notices totalling $39,960 for …
World news wrapup: 15 June 2023
Violence against French pharmacists on the rise; Lloyds Pharmacy closures confirmed this week; one in 10 Irish pharmacies running at a loss France: Pharmacists are still facing an increased incidence …
Katter warns of ‘Chemist Warehouse and TerryWhite duopoly’
‘Isn’t this really about greedy doctors?’ independent MP Bob Katter has asked the Health Minister – who defended double dispensing and pharmacists’ “$100 billion” in earnings Queensland MP Bob Katter …
‘They’re ripping the guts out of pharmacy’
Double dispensing is “not over, by any means,” Opposition deputy Sussan Ley has told Sydney pharmacists, as one store owner prepares to keep fighting A multiple award-winning Sydney pharmacy will …
‘It’s about much more than the medication.’
One of Australia’s leading consultant pharmacists has spoken out against 60-day dispensing, warning of loss of social connections and of wasted medicines “The more medicines people have in their houses, …
‘How many meetings with MPs do we have to have?’
Pharmacists at a meeting with the Minister for Communications had to explain the unprecedented nature of the 60-day dispensing policy, an award-winning pharmacist says Jenna Cormack, owner of Priceline The …
UTI management already within pharmacists’ scope
Managing urinary tract infections (UTIs) is less of a leap in terms of the expansion of pharmacists’ scope of practice than vaccination was Pharmacy graduates are “well equipped” to assist …
$600k in fines levelled at vape importers
TGA vaping blitz hits hard with record 38 infringement notices for 4 connected Sydney operations The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has issued four connected Sydney-based firms with a record 38 …
Doctor and patient groups make 60-day dispensing plea
MPs and Senators are being urged to back legislation that will see maximum dispense quantities increase for 325 molecules Medical organisations, health, and patient advocacy groups are calling on federal …
Labor names new Doh Secretary pick
Former NSW Department of Premier and Cabinet Secretary is set to takeover Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care Outgoing Secretary of the Department of Health and Aged Care, Professor …
Wesfarmers buys InstantScripts for $135m
Telehealth operation to fall under API as retail giant embarks upon health expansion Telehealth business InstantScripts has been bought by the now Wesfarmers-owned Australian Pharmaceutical Industries for $135 million. In …
Cannabis ads cop $66k TGA fine
NSW Central Coast wellness operation allegedly ran “unlawful” medicinal cannabis product advertising says regulator The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has issued five infringement notices totalling $66,600 to Affinity Corp Australia …