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Staff Spotlight: Ethan Kreutzer
We speak with the newly elected 2020/21 NAPSA president 1. How do you feel having been elected as the newest NAPSA president? It is a great honour and privilege to …
Coroner expresses concern over man’s overdose death
The GP who prescribed methadone to a Tasmanian man was found to have breached the Poisons Act on 35 occasions A 51-year-old Tasmanian man died from acute methadone toxicity in …
Cincotta chemist cleaned after COVID-19 scare
A pharmacy closed for cleaning after a patient visited a medical centre located inside it, then recorded a false positive for the novel coronavirus Cabramatta Plaza in Western Sydney announced …
Could Wesfarmers buy Chemist Warehouse?
Speculation about the future of Chemist Warehouse is back, with one pundit suggesting a sale could be more likely than a listing In 2017, reporters from the Australian Financial Review …
Health workers call for PPE
A new survey shows that Australian health care workers are “increasingly alarmed” about exposure to infection – with more than one in seven considering leaving their profession The national survey …
‘Absolutely essential’ that pharmacy gets national stockpile masks
One leading pharmacist has urged the public, and reps for non-essential products, to be considerate of pharmacy workers as demand for masks in the state surges On Sunday, the Victorian …
$40k fine for unlawful advertising
A women’s clothing company has been fined almost $40,000 after it promoted “anti-virus activewear” The TGA announced on Friday that it had issued three infringement notices, totalling $39,960, to the …
Pharmacy COVID-19 testing trial to commence
South Australia is rolling out a two-week testing pilot commencing at several metropolitan pharmacies this week SA Health has announced a two-week pilot that will allow community pharmacists to test …
We’ve saved patients over $61m: CWH
The Pharmacy Guild argues that the $1 discount measure just delays concession cardholders’ access to the safety net, but Chemist Warehouse calls this position “nonsense” The Guild has slammed the …
The week in review
COVID-19 continues to make headlines as the crisis deepens in NSW and Victoria Chemist Warehouse had a busy week, launching a new same-day delivery service, and hitting back at union …
No shortage of salbutamol
While GSK is prioritising supply of salbutamol to hospital pharmacies, there are good stock levels of the medicine across the country There have been anecdotal reports of an increased demand …
Pharmacists had to circumvent law to provide care
Pharmacists were “neglected” by legislators in the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, says one stakeholder The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia’s submission to the Senate Select Committee on the Governments response …