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TGA interim decision: reduce paracetamol access
Some paracetamol pack sizes should be reduced, and pharmacist input needed on sales of more than 32 tablets or capsules, the TGA says The Therapeutic Goods Administration has published its …
Pharmacist prescribing about patients, not turf: Guild
Calls for pharmacists to be authorised to prescribe treatments for a limited number of conditions is about meeting patient needs, not an interprofessional rivalry. Moves towards pharmacist prescribing reflect …
Turf war heats up ahead of National Cabinet meeting
Tensions between the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) and the pharmacy sector are rising over calls to expand pharmacists’ scope of practice. With NSW Premier, Dominic Perrottet, …
Wizard Pharmacy brings magic to 11,500 sick Starlight kids
Wizard Pharmacy has donated $54,558 to the Starlight Children’s Foundation to help bring joy to sick children and their families The donation was made as part of their Starlight Giving Tree …
‘Lasting positive impact’ sees CWH head hit finals
Chemist Warehouse co-founder Jack Gance has been listed as a finalist of a different sort, as he is spotted alongside a leading banker at the tennis EY has announced the …
ChatGPT; threat or boon to pharmacy’s future?
Pharmacy faculties grapple with ramifications of artificial intelligence in the classroom Pharmacy educators are scrambling to formulate policies to deal with the sudden widespread public accessibility of artificial intelligence (AI), …
World Pharmacy Council makes vaccination pitch
Community pharmacists should be authorised and funded to provide immunisations for all vaccine-preventable diseases, the World Pharmacy Council (WPC) believes. In its Vaccination services in community pharmacies report the …
World news wrapup: 2 February 2023
Big US chains cutting hours for “work-life balance;” second contraceptive refusal at a Lloyds prompts outrage from mother of teen; Malaysian casual pharmacist threaten to walk off the job US: …
GPs raise pharmacy vending machine idea again
“The time is now” to deregulate pharmacy, say GPs, spruiking supermarket pharmacy, online pharmacy, and reforms to the ownership and location rules – as well as research into automated dispensing …
Call to stop “online prescribing cowboys”
Two Guild leaders have referred to some telehealth operators as “cowboys,” with another pharmacist reporting a script clearly meant for misuse According to Pharmacy Guild Queensland branch president Chris Owen, …
Ending emergency supply measures not in patients’ interests
Letting the expanded emergency supply authority lapse will have an adverse impact on NSW’s health system, pharmacy leaders warn. The measure, which has been in force in NSW throughout …
Labor gains lion’s share of Guild donations
New data on political donations released by the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) show the Pharmacy Guild of Australia shifted its support to Labor in 2021/22. In the lead-up to …