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Blaze guts town’s only pharmacy
An electrical fault in a power board is being blamed for igniting a blaze that has caused hundreds of thousands worth of damage to a rural pharmacy. Residents in the …
World news wrapup: 9 February 2023
Tainted drugs sold in Mexican pharmacies; calls to scrap NZ script copayment; Canadian college slaps chain with largest ever fine Mexico: The Los Angeles Times reports that pharmacies in northwestern …
‘Our members understand the impacts of paracetamol poisoning.’
Pharmacists working in hospital have a real understanding of the consequences of paracetamol poisoning, says the SHPA Last month (3 February), the Therapeutic Goods Administration announced its interim decision to …
Plan to end ‘simply unacceptable’ discrimination
PSA wants pharmacists to think about how they treat their LGBTQIA+ patients The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia has launched its Equality Statement, calling for pharmacists to reflect on how they provide …
Annual COVID boosters likely for years to come: ATAGI
Australian adults will have the option to receive a fifth dose of a COVID-19 vaccine later this month, and it is unlikely to be the last they will be offered. …
Rural workforce woes continue
Efforts to strengthen the rural pharmacy workforce are being stymied by the immigration process, a NSW Senator claims. Plans to ease staff shortages in Australia’s regional and rural healthcare workforce …
Scope harmonisation required
State and territory governments are being urged to adopt a harmonised approach to the expansion of pharmacists’ scope of practice. With several premiers voicing their support for pharmacists to …
Keeping to the schedule
Scheduling decisions for ibuprofen, S3 melatonin, S3 fexofenadine and S2 brimonidine announced Decisions around the scheduling of a range of medicines have been announced with the release of interim decisions …
What now for psychedelics?
Following the TGA’s decision to reschedule MDMA and psilocybin to S8 for certain specific conditions, what will change for pharmacists? The recent TGA decision means that the two psychedelic substances …
Rego lost for rifling through the RUM bin
It was “uncontroversial that I did take a few rubbish tablets returned by customers,” said a pharmacist who faced a Tribunal over his theft of pregabalin from a RUM bin …
Connecting with customers
Discount Drug Stores is celebrating one year of its refreshed loyalty program, DiscountPlus The program allows members to earn points for every dollar spent in-store and offers exclusive discounts, gifts, and birthday …
TWC promotes community pharmacy careers
The TerryWhite Chemmart network is seeking to raise awareness of community pharmacy as a rewarding career path by bringing together real-life stories The stories centre around why community pharmacy teams …