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Youth detention for machete-wielding duo
Two men have been sentenced to youth justice detention after robbing a pharmacy and injuring a staff member, while another has been charged with using altered scripts to get drugs …
The shape of things to come
What might the pandemic recovery period look like for community pharmacy? Mal Scrymgeour and Bruce Annabel take a glimpse into the future Speculating about the recovery we might expect after …
60-day dispensing, dollar discount ‘gone in the Agreement’
Guild reveals controversial 60-day dispensing proposal and optional $1 discount are not written into the newly announced 7CPA – though the latter continues indefinitely despite low uptake The Covid-19 pandemic …
The week in review
All eyes were on Canberra this week, with the biggest news the signing of the Seventh Community Pharmacy Agreement in the nation’s capital on Thursday night Stakeholders have welcomed the …
Pharmacists administer first non-vaccine injection LAIB
Angelo Pricolo reports on a first for pharmacists and some vulnerable patients alike On a chilly Friday winter’s morning in Melbourne, it was time to start a new episode in …
7CPA needed to ‘move the dial’
Hospital pharmacists are calling for “complete pharmacist representation” for future Community Pharmacy Agreements The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia has welcomed the signing of the $18.3 billion Seventh Community …
Black Lives Matter attendees urged to self-isolate
Health authorities are asking people who attended last weekend’s Black Lives Matter rally in Melbourne to take measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 The Victorian Aboriginal Controlled Health Organisation …
‘Caught up in the middle’
GPs are complaining that they have been “left in the dark” about changes to prescription opioid prescribing, saying prescribers and patients were caught unaware Recent changes to the PBS, reducing …
‘Greater transparency for consumers’ on drug pricing
The controversial optional $1 discount is set to stay, as more details of the newly signed 7CPA begin to emerge Health Minister Greg Hunt has lauded the signing of the …
Certainty at last: 7CPA signed
The Seventh Community Pharmacy Agreement has been signed The long-awaited Agreement was signed in Canberra on Thursday night. The Pharmacy Guild says the signing of the long-awaited Agreement provides certainty …
Can pharmacy leadership reach 50/50 gender balance by 2030?
Gender inequity in leadership is prevalent in the Australian pharmacy profession – although this has lessened over time, according to a study Based on trends observed from 1998 to 2018, …
Safer use of medicines in COVID-19
NPS MedicineWise has joined the National COVID-19 Clinical Evidence Taskforce as a partner organisation In joining the Taskforce NPS joins a group of leading health bodies, which includes the Society …