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‘I think I am having a heart attack’
A stressed, busy US woman was the sole pharmacist on duty at a CVS in Indiana, when she experienced heart attack symptoms – but was worried about closing the store …
Lawyers and accountants manipulating ownership rules
Pharmacists are being forced to sign up to commercial deals that shift control over their pharmacies to third parties, Guild believes Proposed legislation before the Queensland state parliament must “restore …
Alphapharm extends fluoxetine shortage
Manufacturing issues are continuing to hinder the supply of Zactin Tabs (fluoxetine 20 mg dispersible tablets), TGA warns Alphapharm is forecasting that Zactin Tabs 20 mg dispersible tablets will continue to be …
Butler urged to revisit remote dispensing
Labor urged to reverse decision to ban pharmacists from using telehealth services to improve medicines access in rural areas Opposition whip, Rowan Ramsey, is calling on the government to enable …
AFT lifts profit guidance after weak start
Hikma Pharmaceutical’s first sale of Maxigesic IV in the US delivers boost for AFT Pharmaceuticals AFT Pharmaceuticals – the owner of the Maxigesic ibuprofen/paracetamol combination drug – has raised its …
Pharmacy in limbo as 8CPA deadline looms
CAPS not confident that the Guild and government will reach a fair deal before the next tranche of 60-day dispensing starts Pharmacy owners are being urged to write to Labor …
Arson, DV conviction sees registration cancelled
A pharmacist’s conviction for domestic violence offences, including torching his pregnant partner’s home, has been found guilty of professional misconduct The Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal has heard the case …
Improper claiming
Reprimand of NSW approved pharmacist follows probe by the Pharmaceutical Services Federal Committee of Inquiry The minister for health and aged care has reprimanded NSW approved pharmacist, Aged Health Care …
‘I saw some shockers’: pharmacist helps Scouts be prepared
A pharmacist’s expertise can help minimise risk in unlikely places, as one member of the profession found when volunteering for her local Scout group Kristin Turner, a credentialed pharmacist and …
Article clarification
We wish to clarify an item from an article in our magazine Items of potential confusion have been brought to our attention from a table attached to our feature ‘Vaccination: …
Gaps and inequities
One specialist cancer pharmacist has spoken out about the “postcode lottery” of limitations to PBS funding depending on a patient’s treatment location The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia’s head …
Slower pharmacy distribution sales hit Wesfarmers Health
Priceline delivers “pleasing sales results” for Wesfarmers Health, as pharmacy distribution sales dip Australian Pharmaceutical Industries’ (API) parent company Wesfarmers Health says it’s continuing to plow ahead with its transformation, …