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MedAdvisor turns to AI to support patients
Medication management platform provider, MedAdvisor, unveils plan to develop an AI-powered solution MedAdvisor Solutions is partnering with artificial intelligence (AI) specialist, Brand Engagement Network (BEN), to create a new medication …
Ozempic scam threatens compounder’s reputation
Compounding pharmacist fears his business could be damaged by scammers offering to compound semaglutide, using a similar name to his pharmacy Sydney-based compounder, Adam Reinhard, believes the reputation of The …
How VAD telehealth loophole harms patients with ‘substantial delays’: SHPA
Hospital pharmacists have underlined their support for better access to VAD services, as the Territories grow closer to offering the service Earlier this month independent MP Kate Chaney introduced a …
‘We stood up to the Guild’ – Labor
Labor senator “really proud” of the government’s decision to pursue 60-day dispensing The government will not bow to the power of lobbyists, as it seeks to ease cost-of-living pressures, Labor’s …
CAPS plots jellybean assault
Glucojel jellybeans are set to be deployed by pharmacists as a sweetener for voters to preference Labor last in this weekend’s Dunkley by-election A pallet-load of the Pharmacy-Only Glucojel jellybeans …
Pain management pharmacy standard updated
An updated Australian practice standard in pain management for pharmacy services has been released by the Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia The update details current best practice for the …
GP ‘push to corporatise’ pharmacy criticised
Corporatisation a factor in the dwindling numbers of GPs, says leading pharmacist in opposing the AMA’s stance on pharmacy ownership Two weeks after its representatives appeared at Queensland’s the Economics …
RACGP voices opposition to pharmacist-initiated antivirals
RACGP president questions pharmacists’ motivation in wanting rights to prescribe Covid-19 antivirals Steps to ensure “there are no perverse incentives for prescribing” need to be taken before pharmacists could be allowed …
TGA issues fines following raids
TGA clamps down on alleged unlawful advertising and supply of erectile dysfunction medicines A NSW-based individual has been issued 13 fines totaling $42,900 by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) in …
Board records Indigenous pharmacists
Quarterly registration report records First Nations pharmacist numbers for the first time More than 100 Indigenous Australians hold professional registration with the Pharmacy Board of Australia, new data from the …
The week in review
There’s still a focus on Canberra in the pharmacy world, with a “disappointing” decision on antivirals, concern over the Vyvanse shortage, and concern over the 8CPA There’s no sign yet …
Concern over 60-day dispensing no ‘furphy’
Pharmacists’ frustrated by Labor senator’s comments about 60-day dispensing Claims that the government has stood up to the Pharmacy Guild of Australia in rolling out its double dispensing policy are …