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Trials imminent for funded independent prescribers
UK to roll out NHS-funded pharmacist prescribers in community pharmacies, but on local soil, Australian doctors push back Pharmacist independent prescribing services will be trialled across England next year, reports …
Reduce or run out
Healthcare professionals urged to conserve tenecteplase (Metalyse) in wake of shortage due to surging global demand, to maintain continuity of supply for patients Boehringer Ingelheim Australia has advised the TGA …
High-dose PPI changes ‘effective’: PBAC
Decrease in esomeprazole and increase in pantoprazole scripts likely due to restriction changes, says PBAC, though full picture obscured by lack of OTC and private data Restriction changes established in …
Temporary rego extendable
Health practitioners on the sub-register who are currently practising, can now extend their registration Ahpra has said that these practitioners may now opt in to extend their temporary registration, “so …
Legal cannabis use on the rise
The number of Australians accessing cannabis legally via prescriptions has soared, new research shows – though many still obtain it illicitly to self-medicate New research from the University of Sydney’s …
A new recommendation
PBAC recommends listing of adalimumab biosimilar The PBAC has recommended the Authority Required listing of adalimumab (Yuflyma) in the form of 40 mg in 0.4 mL pre-filled syringe and pre-filled …
Pharmacy’s billion dollar boom
Demise of Pfizer direct model was one driver of almost 20% community pharmacy revenue growth for wholesaler EBOS, the Kiwi company which owns TerryWhite Chemmart and pharmaceutical wholesaler Symbion, says …
World news wrapup: 25 August 2022
Three pharmacy giants told to cough up more than $900 million over opioids; codeine crisis in Ireland; NZ woman convicted over forged scripts Cleveland, Ohio: A US District judge has …
Pandemic spending ‘spike’ at discount pharmacies
Spending on retail and other health services swelled by almost 60% across Australian community pharmacies over the past three years, new report reveals Pharmacy spending increased by 21%–or $20 million—across …
Pharmacy prescribing like a bus driver flying a plane: AMA
A leading doctor has called the Queensland pharmacy prescribing pilot a “dangerous experiment” while the Guild says GPs are trying to protect business The ABC has reported on the controversy …
Exploring attitudes around antibiotic use
New study to investigate what affects parental decisions when giving their children antibiotic medicine A new study at Charles Darwin University (CDU) aims to provide insights into parent-related attitudes and …
Provisional determination for new COVID treatment
Sabizabulin’s sponsor can now seek provisional registration for the treatment of COVID-19, says the TGA The Therapeutic Goods Administration has announced that it has granted a provisional determination to Adjutor …