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Position vacant
NPS MedicineWise Chief Executive Officer, Adjunct Associate Professor Steve Morris, will step down from his role at the end of July 2021 Mr Morris plans to take up a new …
Pharmacies ‘on the bench’
Chemist Warehouse and the Pharmacy Guild are in agreement: community pharmacies could be vaccinating against COVID-19 already The Brisbane Times reports that Pharmacy Guild members are having to turn away …
Scope, NIP change afoot
The Guild has congratulated the re-elected Gutwein Government, noting it has pledged to review scope of practice Patients of community pharmacies across Tasmania will benefit from the re-elected Government’s promises …
The week in review
A stoush over whether pharmacists are offering the wrong flu vaccine took place this week, as the sector continues its focus on vaccination Medical Observer columnist Dr Pam Rachootin, an …
Reprimand after patient’s ‘catastrophic outcome’
A doctor has been fined $30,000 but avoided suspension after he made serious errors diagnosing a patient, and she later died The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency and the Medical …
Under fire
Pharmacist proprietor alleges bullying after complaints of inappropriate compounding and contravening pecuniary interest laws The former proprietor of a large compounding pharmacy, which dispensed prescriptions to patients throughout Australia, will …
Pharmacists, GPs urged to co‐prescribe naloxone
Opioid‐related mortality in people taking pharmaceutical opioids for chronic pain is common but can be prevented, say experts While pharmaceutical opioid prescribing and unintentional overdose deaths continue to rise, health …
ICU focus
The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA) has comprehensively revised leading guidelines on the provision of intensive care This revision defines pharmacist-to-patient ratios, standardises national and state-based classifications for …
Intern of the Year Finalists Announced
The Pharmacy Guild of Australia has announced four talented finalists for the 2020 MIMS/Guild Intern of the Year Award Yasmin Hussenbocus from Western Australia, as well as Angus Koerstz, Kenny …
CWH makes online top 10
Chemist Warehouse has been named one of Australia’s top online retailers Power Retail, which supports retailers and other businesses in their online endeavours, announced the winners of its 2021 “All …
‘It’s affected my life in many different ways.’
May is Crohn’s and Colitis Awareness Month, with people living with the conditions urged to share their experiences and reach out for support By 2022, it’s expected that more than …
Robber flees with cash
Police are investigating an armed robbery at Southport, in which a pharmacist was threatened with a firearm Police have released video of a man who went to a pharmacy in …