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The Health Minister has outlined new drugs available on the PBS from this month Greg Hunt said in a statement that the Morrison Government will provide affordable access to four …
Reducing the risk of violence
Pharmacy and medical groups have hailed legislation to introduce real time monitoring in QLD, although some have expressed concerns over potential patient backlash Queensland Minister for Health Steven Miles has …
‘The blue inhaler is a killer,’ says expert
There is “mounting evidence” that it’s time to reduce reliance on short-acting beta2 agonists, say experts A recent controlled trial published in the New England Journal of Medicine found treatment …
Showing the way
Consultant pharmacist of the year named Victorian accredited pharmacist, Neil Petrie is the 2019 Australian Association of Consultant Pharmacy (AACP) MIMS Consultant Pharmacist of the Year Award. Mr Petrie was …
Hunt to headline Guild dinner
The Pharmacy Guild of Australia’s Annual Parliamentary Dinner in September will feature a keynote speech by the Minister for Health Greg Hunt The Pharmacy Guild has confirmed that Minister Hunt …
Failure to maintain professional boundaries
A dentist has been reprimanded and disqualified for 12 months after a pharmacist reported him to AHPRA In 2016, a pharmacist made a notification to AHPRA regarding the dentist’s prescription …
Change at the top
A new leadership team has been elected to head up the Australian College of Pharmacy A new president and executive have been elected to steer the Australian College of Pharmacy …
‘Amazon of prescriptions’ gears up to take market share
Pharmacists will be largely replaced by robots at the new packing facility set to be opened by Britain’s largest online pharmacy But humans will still need to check drugs packed …
Nats embrace pharmacist UTI prescribing
The National Party has made enabling pharmacists to prescribe trimethoprim for acute UTIs one of its official policies At the National Party’s 2019 conference in Inverell, NSW over the weekend, …
Reprimand over missing S8s
A former pharmacist has been disqualified from applying for registration to practise the profession for 12 months, after he “put his head in the sand” over oxycodone discrepancies The Melbourne …
Ferguson leaves ‘enduring legacies’
Pharmacy stakeholders have commended Tasmania’s former Health Minister, who was moved from the state’s Health Ministry following a Cabinet reshuffle Tasmania’s new Health Minister is Sarah Courtney. Community pharmacies and …
Jail time and doubled fines for fake pharmacists
Tougher new penalties for people holding themselves out to be registered health practitioners From 1 July, amendments to the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law will see people who pretend to …