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Minister heading off to drug summit
Emma McBride to lead Australian delegation to UN narcotic drugs harm reduction summit Emma Mc Bride, the Assistant Minister for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention and Assistant Minister Rural and …
Labor has responsibility to deliver 8CPA: CAPS
“Ripped up” 7CPA must be replaced, pharmacy advocacy group says Health Minister, Mark Butler, may shun the Pharmacy Guild of Australia’s annual conference this week, the Community and Pharmacy Support …
CWH/Sigma announcement expected in June
ACCC opens consultation on Chemist Warehouse Group’s proposed merger with Sigma Healthcare Stakeholders are being invited to have their say on the proposed merger of Chemist Warehouse (CWH) and Sigma …
The week in review
Still no sign of the 8CPA…at the time of writing, anyway…but we’ve had a lot of other news to keep up to date with this week That tardy 8CPA is …
Rego cancelled after presenting forged scripts
After a pharmacy contacted her, a psychiatrist reported her prescription pad had been stolen Ahpra has issued a statement about a South Australian nurse who stole a prescription pad and …
‘We hear and value all voices’
The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia has opened consultation on the organisation’s first Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Strategy Announced on International Women’s Day (8 March 2024), the initiative is …
Mixed news on Vyvanse shortage
There has been good, and bad, news about the ongoing shortage of the ADHD treatment The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has an update informing of mixed news about ongoing shortages …
Man hurls abuse at CWH staff
Pharmacists and pharmacy staff do not deserve to be given a hard time when they are just trying to do their jobs, a magistrate has said News media has reported …
Tassie Liberals campaign on OCPs
A re-elected majority Liberal Government will expand its successful community pharmacy program to include extended prescriptions for the oral contraceptive pill, it says Tasmanian women will be able to get …
The top ten
Vaccines, disasters, IT changes and more: What’s caught our readers attention over the last month These were the ten most read stories on our website from 8 February to 8 …
‘Women are the backbone of pharmacy’
We asked leading women in pharmacy to share their advice and reflections for International Women’s Day International Women’s Day is held annually on 8 March, and this year’s theme is …
From a three-year disqualification to a two-month suspension: tribunal decision
A pharmacist’s three-year suspension has been set aside, and a two-month suspension imposed instead. A tribunal says there’s one key reason the case was dealt with this way The Pharmacy …