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GP visits ‘a waste of time’ for repeat prescriptions
Patients who are stable on long-term medications feel “guilty” for taking up GP appointments to get prescriptions renewed, a survey reveals Healthcare consumers support pharmacists being authorised to provide repeat …
GPs shun APC invitation
GPs are set to comment from the sidelines rather than engage with the Australian Pharmacy Council on the development of accreditation standards for pharmacist prescribing Concerns about having to sign …
Fiasp de-listed from PBS
Diabetes patients are facing a significant increase in the cost of their medication following the government’s decision to remove Fiasp (insulin aspart injection) from the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) Senator …
A new offering from AJP
We’re proud to announce the launch of a new offering to our readers, AJP Select: Hospital + Consultant Pharmacy With the expansion of the pharmacy’s scope of practice continuing to …
TerryWhite leaders shine
TerryWhite Chemmart celebrated their national winners of the HEART Awards for the past year The awards took place at a gala event held at the Gold Coast as part of …
The week in review
There was big news in the world of cough medicine this week, plus plenty of focus on pharmacist prescribing In a move welcomed by state Guild president Helen O’Byrne, Tasmanian …
Drunk pharmacist sexually touched stranger
A pharmacist has been handed a 12-month community correction order after she drunkenly grabbed at a man’s genitals News Corp media have reported on the case of a Sydney pharmacist …
‘There should be no wrong door when patients are seeking a vaccine.’
Canberrans will now be able to get pharmacist-prescribed antibiotics for UTIs under the NSW trial scheme – as well as more vaccines Minister of Health Rachael Stephen-Smith has announced that …
Extending continued dispensing ‘the right thing to do’
Enabling community pharmacists to provide patients with full supplies of their regular medications without a prescription is “the right thing to do”, Jeremy Rockliff, Tasmania’s Premier believes Under expanded continued …
Pharmacist, nurse felt self-prescribing was ‘somehow acceptable’
A man who worked as both a pharmacist and a nurse said he was too busy to see his GP when he forged scripts for pain medicine The man had …
Pharmacist prescribing must be bulk billable
Securing government funding for pharmacist prescribing will be vital to ensuring the viability and accessibility of services, stakeholders believe Subsidising pharmacists prescribing services through Medicare could deliver saving for the …
Ozempic scams abound, TGA warns
As shortage eases, regulator tells consumers to only deal with Australian pharmacies when buying the medicine The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has warned consumers to only obtain the shortage-plagued diabetes …