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Doctors will prescribe less codeine: Gannon
Seeking an exemption from prescription for codeine-containing products is heading into “dangerous territory,” says AMA chief And it’s likely doctors will prescribe less codeine and at lower doses after the …
Do Aussies pay too much to treat hayfever?
The cost of allergy treatment is restricting access for some, stakeholders warn as we head into hayfever season Australian with allergies pay more than their counterparts overseas, Channel Nine News …
Macca’s to reduce antibiotics use
The fast food giant has succumbed to consumer and shareholder pressure, unveiling a new plan to reduce routine use of antibiotics in its supply chain McDonald’s has this week released …
Record EBOS earnings
EBOS has announced record earnings for 2017, with net profit after tax of 11.6% And its pharmacy business continues to successfully handle the sector’s challenges, EBOS says, with the merger …
The bigger picture
Are low employee pharmacist wages the result of a flawed and unsustainable system due to price disclosure? In a recent poll of AJP readers, the majority of respondents (49%) said …
What does drug testing for welfare recipients really mean?
We look into the proposal, first introduced in the May budget, which the Coalition is hoping to roll out from 1 January 2018 The Government has begun to plan its …
World news wrapup: 24 August 2017
Banks close pot-selling pharmacies’ accounts; cough drop flavoured Kit Kats; pharmacy key in Scotland’s health strategy Uruguay: Pharmacies which are legally selling recreational marijuana under Uruguay’s new laws have found …
Out of the cupboard
Possible war era injectable medicine kit brought into pharmacy, as Search for Australia’s Oldest Medicine continues The Search for Australia’s Oldest Medicine is certainly digging up some weird and wonderful …
Ramsay buys Malouf
Ramsay Health Care has announced the purchase of Queensland’s Malouf Group “Ramsay Health Care confirms that the Ramsay Pharmacy Franchise network will expand by a further 18 pharmacies, following the …
Mixup wasn’t us: Pfizer
Pfizer has confirmed that the Heparin-Lignocaine mixup occurred at one pharmacy, not its own facilities But the recall for Heparin Injection 5000 IU 5mL x 50 and Lignocaine Injection 1% …
Health chief resigns
There’s a vacancy at the top at the Department of Health, as Secretary Martin Bowles has announced his resignation Stakeholders including the Health Minister and the Pharmacy Guild of Australia …
Symbion hosts codeine forums
Symbion is helping to educate pharmacy about the impacts of codeine changes The wholesaler is conducting a series of forums around the country to help manage the transition of low-dose …