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Discount group rounds up change for bowel cancer
Star Discount Chemist has joined the Jodi lee Foundation to help prevent bowel cancer through a new Round Up campaign Patients making purchases in store at Star Discount Chemist outlets …
Greener asthma choice update
Good asthma control and more environmentally friendly choices don’t have to be mutually exclusive, say asthma experts The National Asthma Council Australia (NAC) has released new information in time for …
Boost needed for pharmacy diabetes role
Pharmacists in rural and remote locations need more financial support and education to service travellers who have diabetes needs, research finds Rural and remote pharmacies are often the first port …
‘Pharmacists have signed up to 60-day scripts’: Albanese
Community pharmacy gets $2.1 billion 60-day dispensing compensation package as part of 8CPA Australia’s community pharmacy sector is set to receive $2.111 over the five years to 30 June 2029, …
8CPA good, but pharmacy can push for more: Kelly
In-coming Guild branch committee member calls on pharmacy owners to unite and focus on rebuilding the profession’s reputation following the signing of the 8CPA Newly elected Pharmacy Guild of Australia …
Criminal history feedback wanted
Ahpra and the Boards want health professionals to weigh in on the draft criminal history registration standard The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency and the National Boards have invited members …
Comprehensive standards of practice essential: SHPA
Hospital pharmacists call for extended use of the specialty Standards of Practice under the new strategic agreement between PSA and the government The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia has …
Engaging pharmacists in the ‘fight against tobacco’
WHO and FIP jointly call for pharmacists to be upskilled to effectively deliver tobacco cessation interventions Pharmacists can play an important role in tobacco cessation because they collectively reach millions …
Management of pelvic pain: when is it more than period pain?
Jean Hailes’ gynaecologist Dr Pav Nanayakkara & physiotherapist Amy Steventon discuss optimal pelvic pain management in pharmacy 25 June 2024 | 7-8.00PM AEST How might pelvic pain in women present, …
Zactin Tabs shortage set to continue
TGA extends fluoxetine substitution instrument in response to ongoing manufacturing issues Supply shortages impacting Zactin Tabs (fluoxetine 20mg dispersible tablets) are expected to continue until 30 June 2024, the medication’s …
Tasmania recognises its best
A pharmacist who “hates a fuss” has been named Tasmania’s pharmacist of the year Kristina Fox has been named Tasmanian Pharmacist of the Year at an awards night hosted at …
Concerns raised over pharmacy business models
AHPRA set to focus on practitioners who put profits before patient welfare Emerging models of care designed to provide consumers with predetermined medications are raising concerns for healthcare regulators. …