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Patients warned following vaccine bungle
Thousands of patients vaccinated by two Sydney GPs are being contacted after vaccines were found to have expired or not been stored properly The Sydney Local Health District has put …
Doxylamine implicated in overdose
More time needed to judge effect of Melbourne’s medically supervised injecting room following a man’s overdose late last year: Coroner A 35-year old man died in Melbourne in November 2018 …
WA pharmacists to vaccinate kids
Amid a “massive” jump in the number of flu cases recorded in Western Australia, the state Government has moved on pharmacist vaccination The move by the WA Government to allow …
Chest pain pilot launched
The Australian Digital Health Agency, in partnership with the University of Sydney, has launched a study into the use of My Health Record in Rapid Access Cardiology care The Agency …
Fentanyl variable, oxycodone up
Oxycodone use is on the rise, according to new data which analysed wastewater around the country In December 2018, 50 wastewater sites from all states and territories were monitored; based …
Rents putting pressure on already stressed pharmacies
Pharmacy owners should be negotiating lower rents in line with sales declines, says expert Pharmacy business owners should be renegotiating lower rents in line with sales decline and shopping centre …
‘Natural allies’ for QUM in remote Australia
Pharmacists are crucial to safe medication use for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in residential aged care, the Royal Commission has heard The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality …
Where’s our RTM? asks NSW PSA
PSA has called on the NSW Government to do more to allow pharmacists to improve the state’s health care system – and again, for real time monitoring In welcoming the …
This is Australia, not Russia: CWH
A senior Chemist Warehouse spokesperson has called for relaxation of the location rules, following mainstream media reports which were condemned by the Guild Following Tuesday’s News Limited reports regarding the …
Guild hits back at location rules ‘beat-up’
The Pharmacy Guild has slammed reports on Chemist Warehouse data which found rural and regional Australians are driving long distances for cheaper medicines News Limited media reported this week on …
A new plan for pain
Painaustralia has launched its National Strategic Action Plan for Pain Management, highlighting that chronic pain can significantly impact individuals and their networks Millions of Australians live with ongoing persistent pain, …
Guild president one of the ‘most powerful Australians’
George Tambassis has been recognised as an effective and powerful political force for pharmacy owners The ABC has included Pharmacy Guild president George Tambassis in its list of “10 of …