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Pharmacy ram raid suspect alert
Police have warned the public not to approach a man wanted over a pharmacy ram raid in Ballina A pharmacy was forced to close its doors for a day when …
The week in review
How full scope could help end bed block, the issue of vaping and a pharmacy which suffered a $15,000 financial blow due to the Vyvanse price cut were the talk …
Privacy commissioner sets sights on pharmacy
Pharmacists are set to be among the targets of an inaugural “privacy compliance sweep” by the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner Data collection and management processes used by pharmacists will come under the …
Look out for cancelled and prohibited medical practitioner: Ahpra
Ahpra takes the unusual step of putting out an alert about a man who may be providing health services while being banned from doing so Ahpra has issued a public …
‘You’re going to give me everything’
A Queensland man targeted three pharmacies in a bid to get hold of opioids A man has faced Maroochydore District Court over charges relating to three attempts to steal Endone …
December MIMS Update
Some of the recent changes to the medicines landscape, with new indications and contraindications New Indications Durvalumab (Imfinzi) in combination with gemcitabine and cisplatin is now also indicated as neoadjuvant …
New CPD standards released
PSA publishes seven CPD standards for pharmacists ahead of retirement of APC’s accreditation standards Less than six months after the Australian Pharmacy Council (APC) announced it would retire the Accreditation …
Pharmacy spending up: report
Australians spent more at the pharmacy last month, as other health categories fell flat, according to research Pharmacy spending continued to rise in November, along with aged care, dentistry and …
Cost of living hits hospital pharmacists hard: unions
Why have Tasmanian hospitals had to roll back key services like partnered charting – and why is there a “brain drain” of pharmacy technicians in Queensland? At Advanced Pharmacy Australia’s …
Pharmacy cops $15k hit on Vyvanse price cut
Community pharmacies left out of pocket, as the government secures $50 price reduction for ADHD medication Pharmacy owners are counting the cost of efforts to mitigate against supply shortages of …
ParagonCare appoints new CFO
Wholesaler ParagonCare has appointed Brendon Pentland as chief financial officer, effective earlier this week The wholesaler said Pentland joins from Capitol Health and has more than 25 years’ experience in …
Lead and arsenic poisoning warning
The TGA has put consumers on alert about Manasamitra Vakakam tablets and two specific Ayurvedic products, which contain “extremely high concentrations of heavy metals, including mercury, lead, arsenic and cadmium” “Manasamitra …