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Big names fined over COVID-19 advertising infringements
Celebrity chef Pete Evans has been further fined $80k over non-compliant advertising, while the owner of Noni B and Millers pays $630k in penalties The TGA has issued infringement notices …
An honour delayed
We speak to Rebecca Young, winner of the 2020 Pharmacy of the Year as she finally took centre stage a year later Rebecca Young and her staff at Capital Chemist …
Pharmacists being ‘groomed’ for drugs
Tales from the frontline of grooming by patients, excessive dispensing, misread scripts and dosing errors… with many incidents chalked up to time pressure, according to one insider There are many …
Guardian gets knitting
Guardian Pharmacy has launched its annual Guardian Angel Knitting Program together with the St Vincent de Paul Society This year’s project marks the 23rd year of the initiative, and the fifth …
Keeping watch
A new real time prescription monitoring service will create greater transparency across borders, and new drugs of concern will be added ACT Minister for Health Rachel Stephen-Smith has announced that …
Unacceptable risk
The TGA has advised a recall of one Hydralyte flavour, which poses an unacceptable risk to pregnant women Care Pharmaceuticals Pty Ltd, in consultation with the TGA, is recalling 10 …
CWH, Chemist Depot on watch list
A year on from Melbourne’s 2020 COVID-19 second wave, pharmacies have again been added to the watch list According to the Herald Sun, Victorian authorities are currently negotiating whether Melbourne …
Australian system ‘close to ideal’: pharmacy economists
The CPA is “world leading”, say experts – but its co-payments and safety net are relatively expensive Expert economists in the pharmacy sector have pointed out that community pharmacies have …
Six-month suspension over Pseudo scripts
A doctor has been reprimanded after it was found he was prescribing for the two people with the highest incidence of pseudoephedrine dispensing in their state The Medical Board of …
Seeking feedback
Public consultation on new intern assessment tool In collaboration with the Pharmacy Board of Australia, the Australian Pharmacy Council (APC) is seeking feedback on the usability and practicability of proposed …
Close to his heart
Ironman legend Guy Leech came to our APP stage to discuss his Heart 180 project: aiming to improve access to defibrillators, and he wants pharmacy to help him The sudden …
‘You are worth more to the landlord.’
Because pharmacies have been so resilient in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, landlords will be eyeing them seeking value Speaking at the Australian Pharmacy Professional conference on the Gold …