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Payment for short consults?
There is a “very, very big gap in the payment model” for professional pharmacy services, says Trent Twomey Mr Twomey, Pharmacy Guild Queensland branch president, was speaking at a State …
More vaccines for pharmacists to fill GP gap
From January 2019, trained NSW pharmacists will be able to provide dTpa and MMR vaccines, with the age limit also being lowered to 16 The NSW government has followed in …
ACCC vs Pfizer case comes to a close
The High Court has dismissed the ACCC’s application for special leave to appeal in its case against Pfizer Australia over the sale of atorvastatin This month the Australian Competition and …
Television, the drug of the nation
What are the 10 most heavily advertised pharmaceuticals on US television? New data published on US industry website Fierce Pharma shows the increasing level of spending by pharmaceutical manufacturers on …
Testing for true allergy
Should pharmacists play an active role in penicillin skin testing? These practitioners think the move could help reduce antimicrobial resistance Penicillin allergy is one of the most frequently self-reported drug …
‘This is clearly going to be a hotly contested case.’
The Pharmacy Guild of Australia vs Ramsay Health Care legal battle has started with one group accusing the other of abuse of process Representatives for the Pharmacy Guild of Australia …
World news wrapup: 25 October 2018
Pharmacy workers racially abused in Sweden; UK government urged to reject remote pharmacist proposals; US woman denied miscarriage treatment on religious grounds Sweden: More and more, pharmacy customers are racially …
Do you want fries with that?
The community pharmacy model is “lining up at the abattoir”, prominent GP tells his colleagues Leading pharmacy critic, Dr Evan Ackermann has continued his critique of the current community pharmacy …
How pharmacists can help mental health
The Victorian Government has promised to hold a Royal Commission into mental health should it be re-elected in November The announcement, made at a press conference at a Kyneton Men’s …
Hospital pharmacists win on pay, staffing
Pharmacists working in the ACT’s public hospital system have secured a win for their pay and conditions Last month Professionals Australia ACT director Dale Beasley told the AJP that a …
SafeScript developer to take on national RTM
The Department of Health has appointed the Fred IT Group to lead the national real time monitoring system The appointment follows an open tender for the contract – valued at …
Pharmacist awarded damages over council’s ‘targeted malice’
While the Federal Court found in the pharmacist’s favour, the amount awarded in damages falls far short of his desired $100 million WA pharmacist Emson Nyoni has been awarded $30,000 …