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World News Wrapup: 1 July 2021
Vancouver pharmacist suspended over phony scripts; some Greek pharmacies take issue with Covid self-tests; Malaysian pharmacist praised for settling mother’s bill Vancouver, Canada: A Vancouver pharmacist has been suspended for …
New education initiatives
Dr Dmitri Kopanakis has had a busy first few months as CEO of the Australasian College of Pharmacy. Here he talks to AJP about three exciting new launches by the …
All above board
Audit of pharmacy ownership arrangements fails to find signs of unlawful behaviour Pharmacy ownership audits conducted by the Victorian Pharmacy Authority in 2020 failed to find any evidence of unlawful …
Call for better consumer warnings
An MP has argued for improved consumer warnings in CMIs following a young man’s death after taking multiple prescribed medicines Dr Anne Aly, Member for Cowan in WA, has called …
Who will be crowned the top student?
The Pharmacy Student of the Year (PSOTY) award state finalists have been announced The state finalists for the 2021 Viatris Pharmacy Student of the Year (PSOTY) award have been selected, …
Champix on hold
Distribution of smoking cessation medication paused due to “impurity concerns” Distribution of the smoking cessation medication Champix (Varenicline) has been paused in Australia as further testing of the medication is …
“Shame on you”: Guild President slams bureaucracy
“People have had enough,” says Trent Twomey as the Guild lambasts Australia’s COVID vaccine failure and calls for pharmacies nationally to be activated Trent Twomey, national president of the Pharmacy …
Rural pharmacies report reduced trading hours
Concerns about impacts of reductions to rural payments remain, says pharmacy advocacy group Dozens of pharmacies have been left worse off by changes to the Rural Pharmacy Maintenance Allowance (RPMA) …
‘The time for action is now.’
Leading health groups join together to issue 10 recommendations for reducing harm caused by medicines Too many medicine-related incidents are still occurring and more needs to be done to save …
More than 11-fold increase in dispensing
A Queensland study examining opioid dispensing and prescribing to all adults over a 21-year period found some interesting results The number of people dispensed opioids in Queensland increased more than …
Vaccine rollout ‘abysmal’, says pharmacy leader
Only eight out of more than 800 pharmacies have been activated to vaccinate for COVID-19 in Victoria, but union applauds pharmacist deployment to mass vaccination hubs The president of the …
A portfolio change
David Gillespie returns to the regional health portfolio as Nats reshuffle their Cabinet positions A federal Cabinet reshuffle in the wake of Barnaby Joyce returning to the Deputy Prime Minister’s …