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No consensus on vaping products
With pharmacies to become the only legal source of nicotine vaping products from 1 March, a study has found that pharmacists and authorised prescribers may differ on their use for …
How unpaid train tickets led to pharmacist’s removal from register
A UK pharmacist has been struck off the register after her failure to disclose convictions “verging on the historic” came to light Before she was registered as a pharmacist, the …
PharmX announces net half year profit
PharmX eyes new services and deeper market penetration after posting half-year profit Electronic ordering and invoicing company PharmX has posted a $300,000 underlying net profit after tax for the most …
‘This is an emergency in our community’
Greens Senator asks about the status of ADHD medicine, and slams government over extended expected shortage At last week’s (15 February 2024) Senate Estimates hearings, Greens Senator Jordan Steele-John outlined …
Government yet to confirm new 60-day list
Details of the new medications to be listed for 60-day dispensing will be revealed next week A full list of medications that will be eligible for double dispensing will be …
Antiviral decision ‘disappointing’: Tassone
Authorising pharmacists to prescribe Covid-19 antivirals could limit wastage, a Guild leader says The rejection of a recommendation to allow pharmacists to initiate Covid-19 oral antiviral treatment for patients eligible …
‘Pharmacy shops are just dead’
Jack Gance tells a retail conference that Chemist Warehouse is eyeing the US market as its traditional format loses appeal Chemist Warehouse co-founder and chairman Jack Gance has told the …
More pharmacists than ever
Pharmacy Board of Australia registration figures top 37,000 for the first time Record numbers of pharmacists hold professional registration with the Pharmacy Board of Australia, data released by the Australian …
Viagra ‘shopping list’ written on script, man claimed
Pharmacy staff noted discrepancies in handwriting on a script for Viagra and antibiotics, a magistrate’s court has heard Damien Andrew Popp has appeared in the Toowoomba magistrate’s court, where he …
Hospital business delivers for Symbion
Wholesaler reports double-digit growth in hospital division’s revenue EBOS’s Symbion Hospitals division is reporting revenue growth of almost 15% for the first half of the 2023/24 financial year. …
Data breaches on the rise
Healthcare providers continue to top the list for data breach notifications with malicious attacks and human error as the main factors More than one-in-five data breaches reported to the Office …
‘Whitecoat army’ wants Labor out
CAPS looking to take the fight to Labor at next weekend’s Dunkley by-election with Ben Casey-clad pharmacists at polling booths Representatives of the Community and Pharmacy Support Group (CAPS) are …