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Baby formula battle continues
Daigou—or suspected daigou—are again making headlines as a man is filmed allegedly taking orders in the aisles of a Chemist Warehouse The Daily Mail outlines what it calls a “bizarre …
Police roundup
Three pharmacy break-and-enters involving large rocks or pieces of concrete could be linked, say police Police are investigating possible links between three break-and-enters at pharmacies in Logan and the Gold …
Regular casuals still ‘short changed,’ says union
Following a high-profile industrial relations case, the pharmacists’ union has accused employers of failing to switch long-term casual workers with regular hours to permanent full and part-time work The comments …
FIP names new Observatory head
Professor Ian Bates has been appointed as the director of the FIP Global Pharmaceutical Observatory (FIP-GPO) by the International Pharmaceutical Federation The appointment was made by the FIP Bureau at …
‘Please do not follow the lead of the President of the United States.’
Following the latest remarks from the President of the United States regarding hydroxychloroquine, the RACGP has urged Australians not to seek it out to try and cure or prevent COVID-19 …
5 questions about pharmacy employee rights
High dispensing rates, customer abuse, store cleaning… what are your rights to a healthy and safe pharmacy workplace during the COVID-19 pandemic? Pharmacy employers have a legal obligation to provide …
‘Who takes responsibility for errors?’
RACGP shares concern over pharmacist metformin substitution plan, saying substitution without prescriber knowledge “leaves gaps in continuity of care” With current shortages for multiple brands of metformin modified-release 500mg tablets …
‘Never waste a good crisis:’ is rapid change good change?
The Pharmacy Guild has had its concerns about the “token” system for paperless scripts addressed, it says, but therapeutic substitution worries remain COVID-19 has been a “catalyst” for rapid-pace change …
World news wrapup: 21 May 2020
Floaters could turn US pharmacies into COVID-19 “hotspots;” arrested pharmacist “may have been trying to get out of work” via alleged bomb hoax; UK pharmacy not thrilled with Government’s COVID-19 …
Undeclared sildenafil
The TGA has warned consumers not to take a product called Gold Max Pink capsules, as they contain the undeclared S4 substance sildenafil “The supply of Gold Max Pink capsules …
COVID-19 and leasing: Commonly asked questions for tenants
Am I entitled to rent relief? And what do I need to do to access it? Stephanie McGrath provides some answers Most states and territories have adopted the Federal Government’s …
‘Where did all the stock go?’
AJP investigates the unprecedented medicine stock outs during February and March this year Small Pharmacies Group (SPG) has challenged the National Pharmaceutical Services Association (NPSA) claim that increased demand caused …