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Race against time
Pharmacists come to the rescue after one year old eats deadly raccoon faeces A couple from Southern Alberta, Canada found themselves “racing against time” after realising their infant had eaten …
Red flags ignored
A GP has been struck off for dangerously prescribing to patients, despite calls from pharmacists and clear signals of drug-seeking behaviours A Central Coast GP has seen her registration cancelled …
Dog saves day at pharmacy
A police dog helped track down a thief after a break-in at a local pharmacy A man has been arrested after allegedly breaking into a pharmacy at Marion, South Australia …
Keeping the standards high
Australian complementary medicines are regulated at internationally high standards, says CMA in response to recent criticisms from “fringe groups” Complementary medicines in Australia are regulated to the highest standards in …
Failure to question GP leads to reprimand
A Sydney pharmacist proprietor has been reprimanded after failing to challenge a GP over prescribing of addictive drugs that saw a woman overdose The co-proprietor of a pharmacy in Sydney’s …
An outstanding contribution
Dr Manya Angley is the AACP MIMS Consultant Pharmacist of the Year for 2021 Dr Manya Angley was announced as the 2021 Australian Association of Consultant Pharmacy (AACP) MIMS Consultant …
Pharmacy AI for fast, safe dispensing
Fred IT launches new artificial intelligence solution to provide pharmacy with more intuitive dispensing and faster access to clinical decision-making Fred IT Group has launched a new artificial intelligence dispensing …
Pharmacies on watch list
Five Chemist Warehouses and a Priceline Pharmacy have been added to the list of case locations in NSW, as the Bondi cluster grows This story was updated at 11.45am on …
NIP access on the horizon
Government to consider expanding NIP access to community pharmacies in South Australia The South Australian government will establish an expert advisory group to consider expanding distribution of National Immunisation Program …
A pillar of the community
Goondiwindi pharmacist Emma Conway is TerryWhite Chemmart’s Pharmacist of the Year for 2021 Ms Conway started at TerryWhite Chemmart Goondiwindi in Queensland as an intern in 2018. “I am beyond …
Dequeuing your queues
Community pharmacies must pay more attention to the amount of time patients spend in queues, says Glenn Guilfoyle Regardless of all the latest retail pharmacy challenges and opportunities: electronic prescriptions, …
The week in review
Vaccination and contraception were key issues in the pharmacy sector this week Vaccination made headlines, with the announcement that Moderna is to be the vaccine supplied by community pharmacies in …