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Sildenafil to remain script only
A committee has ruled against Viagra going OTC, saying the pharmacy setting is not equipped to provide medical diagnosis for underlying conditions of ED The Advisory Committee on Medicines Scheduling …
Keeping it in pharmacy
Scheduling committee to decide on making some paracetamol products Pharmacist Only The TGA has requested that its scheduling committee examine whether a certain category of paracetamol medicine be upscheduled to …
Nuisance call highlights misuse of emergency line
A British man rang emergency services expecting operators to tell his local pharmacy to stay open late As Victoria launches a pharmacy phase of its campaign urging patients to save …
‘You were a regular, people knew you.’
A man has been placed on a two-year community corrections order and banned from entering a TerryWhite Chemmart after he robbed it with a knife Anthony Standen, a 57-year-old man …
Board fees to jump $60
The Pharmacy Board has announced its national general registration fee has risen for 2018/9 The Board has increased the fee for general registration to $396, up from $336 last year. …
Emergency campaign to boost pharmacy awareness
The pharmacy phase of a new campaign urging Victorians to save 000 for emergencies has launched And the campaign will likely boost awareness about the true range of services available …
Pharmacy panel ‘extremely disappointed’
What not to do: Three pharmacy owners have been reprimanded and two cautioned in recent panel hearings into their pharmacy practice In the first quarter of 2018 alone, the Victorian …
On the agenda
“The majority of owners want to pay their staff more”: What are the Guild’s objectives for the 7th Community Pharmacy Agreement? What do rank and file Guild members want? A …
A successful business plan
TASASSIST team takes out top prize at student business competition The TASASSIST team, from the University of Technology Sydney, has been selected as the 2018 National Student Business Plan winners. …
‘An absolute mess’
Guild leader blasts doctors’ handling of Health Care Homes amidst floundering recruitment numbers Pharmacy Guild national president George Tambassis has criticised the rollout of Health Care Homes in a session …
The week in review
As Australia’s pharmacists meet for Sydney’s Pharmacy Connect, it’s been a busy week in pharmacy around the world… The long-awaited Chronic Pain MedsCheck trial is finally about to kick off, …
How much is that koala in the window?
Residents of Portland, Victoria were treated to a show as a koala was herded into a local pharmacy’s window Kylie Zordan, manager of the Portland Amcal pharmacy, was serving a …