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Pharmacy e-cigarette ads allowed in ‘some circumstances’
Pharmacies supplying prescription nicotine e-cigarettes or liquid nicotine may, in some circumstances, be allowed advertise, TGA says Advertising the availability of nicotine e-cigarettes or liquid nicotine to patients with a …
NAPSA elects new executive
The student organisation has announced its new president for the 2021-22 term The National Australian Pharmacy Students’ Association (NAPSA) has announced Verity Boustead as its elected president for the 2021-22 …
Pharmacists celebrate NAIDOC Week 2021
The Guild’s Queensland branch commissioned artwork from Torres Strait Islander artist Barry Maitie The Pharmacy Guild of Australia Queensland Branch has shared its activities and experiences of commemorating NAIDOC Week …
Poll: Are we doing the right thing?
What do you think of pharmacy’s role in the COVID vaccination rollout? Have governments made the right choices? Vote in our poll The news cycle in recent weeks, even months, …
Pharmacists being targeted to obtain S8 drugs
Be aware of people pretending to be doctors to obtain S8 drugs for an “emergency” on the promise of later supplying the prescription, warns health ministry The NSW Ministry of …
The week in review
Student finalists were announced, the Guild lambasted Australia’s COVID vaccine “stroll out”, and an audit found no signs of unlawful pharmacy ownership COVID-19 vaccination was at the forefront of pharmacy …
Looking after your inventory
Issues with some pharmacy DAA, RUM and Schedule 8 procedures, investigators report There remain issues with the compliance of some pharmacies with the procedures required by regulators, the Victorian Pharmacy …
NSW pharmacies to begin vaccinating
A handful of pharmacies will begin administering the AZ jab as part of a “pilot” program, but the focus on the GP network and mass centres continues More than 1,200 …
Dispensing error on pharmacist’s first day
A pharmacist accidentally dispensed sertraline instead of sumatriptan to a teenager… a mistake discovered over six months later A New Zealand pharmacist failed to adhere to professional standards by mistakenly …
More than 200 forged scripts
Pharmacist sentenced to three years in prison for forging scripts for oxycodone and alprazolam American man Eric Tingley, 45, has been sentenced to 36 months of imprisonment for forging prescriptions …
Enhance pharmacy’s role
Pharmacies and pharmacy students are a crucial part of ‘widening the channels’ for COVID vaccinations says Grattan Institute Australia needs to urgently ‘widen the channels’ through which it is distributing …
Making a switch
Former Guild president appointed to inaugural biosimilars role Former national president of the Pharmacy Guild of Australia, George Tambassis, has been appointed inaugural Chair of The Australian Biosimilars Academy Advisory …