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It’s ‘unfair to point the finger at pharmacies’
Symbion hits back at media claims of price gouging, while the Guild’s George Tambassis reminds pharmacists that the sector is under the spotlight thanks to the novel coronavirus TerryWhite Chemmart …
Pharmacy emergency taskforce tackles coronavirus
The International Pharmaceutical Federation has issued new guidance on pharmacists and the novel coronavirus The roles that pharmacists in community, hospital and clinical biology can play in preventing the spread …
Unauthorised generic substitutions, changes warning
Some pharmacists feel that they can make generic substitutions or changes to instructions where this is unauthorised, thinking these actions have no consequence – but that’s not the case In …
Opioids under review
TGA flags changes to prescription opioid regulations following consultation The TGA has given notice that changes will be made to the pack sizes, dosage and advice supplied with prescription opioids …
How pharmacists can fight coronavirus – and fake news
Pharmacists have a key role in helping manage panic and fake news about the coronavirus – despite mainstream media accusations of profiteering With stock of hand sanitiser and face masks …
The most common complaints
A new analysis has looked at the most common complaints against five different health professions: including pharmacists An author team, led by Professor Merrilyn Walton from the University of Sydney, …
More one-to-one connections
The SHPA’s pharmacy mentoring program is back again in 2020 The program now offers broader opportunities than ever for hospital pharmacist practitioners to boost their potential through fully facilitated and …
Delving into the opioid epidemic
A new show called ‘The Pharmacist’ has dropped on Netflix… so what’s it about and how does it portray the profession? A Netflix original docuseries called The Pharmacist has been …
Arrotex bolsters pharmacy offering
Following the merger of Apotex and Arrow, the combined Arrotex entity now has a considerable portfolio of respiratory medicines – including two new products Arrotex Pharmaceuticals has announced a strategic …
World news wrapup: 6 February 2020
Doubt over proposal to fast-track pharmacists as doctors; pharmacist loses licence permanently after allegedly ignoring “red flags;” Walgreens settles civil suit over fake pharmacist UK: Pharmacists could be offered “fast-track” …
Renters at risk in the heat
Australia’s renters are at much greater risk of negative mental and physical health impact from extreme heat than home owners, a new analysis has found Advocacy organisation Better Renting is …
ADHD: compliance a problem
Children with ADHD have poor adherence to medicines prescribed to treat the condition, new research has found Researchers led by the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute published data in Archives of …