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Pharmacists pulled up on regulatory infractions
Recording discrepancies and irregularities are some of the allegations behind recent panel hearings – plus one case of a pharmacist carrying on business without a licence There have been four …
‘She just accelerated at the rate of knots.’
A pharmacist was lucky to escape with minor injuries after a car ploughed into a Port Stephens pharmacy On Wednesday morning, managing pharmacist/owner Christian Hernandez was sitting at the consultation …
PSA launches new tailored workforce training
Chemist Warehouse Group will be the first national pharmacy group to implement PSA’s new training approach, after appointing the organisation as its preferred training provider PSA has announced the launch …
SHPA expands Board
The move will bring expertise to the organisation at a time when membership is reportedly “reaching new heights” The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA) has announced a newly …
Congratulations to the winner
Priceline Pharmacy Menai is the 2018 GuildCare Pharmacy of the Year The 2018 GuildCare Pharmacy of the Year has been awarded to NSW Priceline Pharmacy, Menai. In second place was …
Coral Coast pharmacies to rebrand
Pharmacy Alliance has added four new Bundaberg pharmacies to its banner group The four pharmacies were previously owned by the Coral Coast Pharmacy Group, and Pharmacy Alliance now plans to …
‘Government, would you like to step in?’: Tambassis
Greg Hunt says he may have worked out a temporary solution to the exclusive supply issue, although the details are yet to be ironed out The Pharmacy Guild has backed …
World news wrapup: 10 May 2018
Pharmacy crime rampant in Ireland; counterfeit drugs epidemic in Trinidad and Tobago; Walmart’s new measures to combat opioid crisis Dublin, Ireland: President of the Irish Pharmacy Union Daragh Connolly has …
Why consumers avoid the flu jab
Disbelief that the flu vaccine works and “not getting around to it” are the top reasons why half of Australian adults won’t get a flu shot this year A survey …
Duckett condemns ‘do-nothing response’ to King Review
Guild executive director David Quilty has hit back at an article which claimed the government “totally squibbed” the King Review In an Australian Financial Review opinion piece titled “Turnbull government …
A proposed merger
Arrow and Apotex have announced a proposed merger of their Australian and New Zealand generic pharmaceutical and OTC operations The proposed merger between Arrow Pharmaceuticals and Apotex is still subject …
Funding reduced for top medicine bodies
NPS MedicineWise and the RUM Project will see funding cut by millions The National Prescribing Service MedicineWise (NPS) and the National Return of Unwanted Medicines (NatRUM) will see their funding …