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High EC price to discourage ‘inappropriate use’
British women are condemning Boots UK’s decision not to follow competitors in lowering the price of emergency contraception The Superdrug and Tesco chains recently reduced the price of progestogen-based emergency …
The week in review
Debate over access to codeine has dominated this week’s news, which also saw positive developments for pharmacy Codeine has again been a hot topic this week, as the Guild outlined …
Pharmacist role in proposed voluntary assisted dying law
Pharmacists would dispense medicines used to end the lives of people eligible for voluntarily assisted dying, under a new Victorian bill The Ministerial Advisory Panel on Voluntary Assisted Dying has …
Blackmores reaches Hall of Fame
Marcus Blackmore paid tribute to his late father last night following Blackmores’ induction into the Queensland Business Leader’s Hall of Fame “Our journey started in Queensland in 1932 with Maurice …
Better regulating CMs
New complementary medicine health claims lack evidence, so why are they even on the table? asks Dr Ken Harvey Dr Ken Harvey is Associate Professor at the School of Public Health and …
Australia’s De Hogeweyk
Tasmanian residential aged care provider to open Australia’s first village designed for people with dementia Korongee is Glenview Community Services’ proposed new retirement village to be located in Glenorchy, north …
Last chance to register for PSA17
Time is running out to register for the flagship conference PSA17, PSA says With limited tickets available and social events nearing sell out, PSA invites all pharmacists, industry leaders and …
What you said: Salaries, shortages and supermarkets
AJP has received a huge response to some recent stories covering regional workforce shortages and remuneration We have received many comments over the past few weeks in relation to the …
TGA guides pharmacists on codeine
After releasing a fact sheet about codeine changes for consumers in April, the regulatory body has now released one aimed at pharmacists Pharmacist fact sheet: Talking to your patients about …
First pharmacies start selling pot
Pharmacies in Uruguay have become the first in the world to start legally selling marijuana In 2013, Uruguay passed legislation that would eventually legalise the production, sale and consumption of …
NSW Guild lobbies for codeine proposal
The state branch has been meeting with pollies to push for accessibility to codeine-based products through pharmacy The Pharmacy Guild of Australia has announced it is working on a model …
Doctors attack Guild codeine proposal
Outspoken pharmacy critic Dr Edwin Kruys has taken aim at the Guild over its proposed model for codeine Yesterday in Forefront, the Pharmacy Guild outlined its proposed “Prescription – except …
