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Most influential people in pharmacy: Adele Tahan
Speaking to the first of our 14 most influential people in pharmacy, as voted by you Adele Tahan Community pharmacist and proprietor Member, NSW branch committee, Pharmacy Guild of Australia …
Are people becoming ‘increasingly litigious’?
With numbers of complaints against pharmacists rising across the country, what do you need to know to avoid getting a notification? Professional indemnity experts are seeing a trend of increased …
CWH strengthens China presence
Australian retailer Chemist Warehouse will be opening new multi-brand stores as part of a renewed multimillion-dollar collaboration with an online Chinese retail marketplace Australian retailer Chemist Warehouse has renewed its …
Dosing on the agenda
Decision on PPI double dosing deferred by PBAC, but support given to antibiotic listing changes The Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee (PBAC) has deferred a decision on whether to allow twice …
‘My trust has been broken.’
A Queensland mum has complained to mainstream media alleging a pharmacist directed a medication dosage eight times the recommended amount for her infant son A woman has told the Courier …
Health ‘blitz’ on ORT
Pharmacists have been warned of the consequences of failing to correctly manage, record and dispense opioid replacement therapy medicines PDL warned its NSW members in a practice alert that action …
The week in review
It’s been a busy week in the world of pharmacy… The TGA announced that several ranitidine-containing products including Zantac have been removed from the Australian market due to contamination with …
Raise the rate, says CHF
The CHF wants an urgent increase in Newstart payments for single people, saying recipients often cannot afford to access health care, including medicines In its submission to the Senate Inquiry …
Integrating GP pharmacists
The PSA has announced it is delivering two new two-year projects integrating pharmacists into general practice and aged care to address healthcare in regional South Australia PSA President of South …
Fee hike to cover complaints
Over the past four years, the NSW pharmacy council has seen a 62% increase in the number of complaints against pharmacists… The Pharmacy Council of New South Wales has announced …
Pharmacy research falls short
A systematic review has identified areas of pharmacy-related research that were not conducted to the highest standard or where reporting is inadequate Improvements can be made to pharmacy research practice …
‘Massive and abrupt’ drop in codeine poisonings
Codeine sales and codeine-related poisoning calls have plummeted since the 1 February 2018 upschedule of low-dose codeine to Prescription Only New research led by the University of Sydney and published …
