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Nominations open
Nominations are now open for the 2020 Pharmaceutical Society of Australia Symbion Excellence awards and MIMs Intern Pharmacist of the year award The awards recognise and applaud outstanding pharmacists including …
Expanding immunisation through pharmacists
Pharmacists around the world can now make use of a resource from the International Pharmaceutical Federation to help them expand their role in immunisation The resource, “Give it a shot: …
A script solution
Fred IT has been chosen as a winner in innovation for its WhatsApp prescription solution, with trials now in the works Fred IT Group is one of five winners of …
Men, and those aged 36-45 at higher risk of complaint
Fewer than 1% of pharmacists accounted for nearly a third of all complaints in Australia, according to new research A review of data on all pharmacists registered to practise in …
Remember your allies
Rural Health Commissioner expansion is welcome, but we need a mental health focus too, says pharmacist MP The recent passage of legislation to establish a new National Rural Health Commissioner …
Consumers urged not to stockpile promising COVID drug
Stockpiling of dexamethasone is being “strongly discouraged” after preliminary findings from the UK found it could play a role in helping treat people with severe COVID-19 The PSA has posted …
Forged script, stolen goods and robbery
A man has been sentenced after pleading guilty to altering a prescription which included a prohibited drug and possess a forged prescription, among other charges A 22-year-old man from Southern …
Docs accuse pharmacists of ‘bargain basement’ health care
Doctors say they are “outraged” by the commencement of the Queensland UTI prescribing trial, but the Pharmacy Guild has hit back, saying medicos are using “old scare campaigns” The Urinary …
Rethink needed after COVID-19
Doctors are advocating for an Australian National Centre for Disease Control in comments welcomed by the PSA In opening remarks to the Senate Select Committee on COVID-19, AMA president Dr …
Legislation removes red tape: MacDonald
Queenslanders will now have improved access to oral contraceptives and medicinal cannabis following legislative amendments made by the Queensland Government, says one pharmacy stakeholder While women have been able to …
Declining supply
Complaints about declining supply of medicine are on the rise, complicated by consumer behaviour thanks to COVID-19… what strategies can pharmacists use to manage the problem? PDL says that one …
World news wrapup: 25 June 2020
Chinese pharmacy chain head jailed over fake masks; Northern Irish pharmacist speaks out on racism; fluffy dog helps foil New York robbery Beijing, China: The chair of a Beijing-based chain …