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Opportunities for students, interns
SHPA announces opening of registrations for the SHPA-NAPSA Student Symposium 2018, and welcomes extension of the Victorian Hospital Pharmacy Intern Program The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA) and …
Warning: Lishou Strong Slimming capsules
The TGA has issued a warning to consumers not to take Lishou Strong Slimming capsules The TGA tested a substance labelled “Lishou Strong Slimming” capsules and found that they contained …
A new review
The Department of Health has announced a CSO review that will look at exclusive supply arrangements, among other things The review into the Community Service Obligation (CSO) for pharmaceutical wholesalers, …
‘Surprise and disappointment’
NSW pharmacy leaders have slammed their state’s chief pharmacist over reports no strategy has yet been implemented for real-time prescription monitoring In a statement provided to AJP, NSW PSA President …
Heading the charts
In case you missed them…. here’s our 10 most-watched videos from APP2018 Our busy AJP team filmed 48 videos during a hectic three days at APP2018. Here were the most …
Paperless scripts surprise
Government needs to spell out the detail around Budget e-script announcement, Guild says Pharmacy stakeholders are as yet unaware of concrete plans to help the sector be ready for the …
The great wage divide
Guild labelled ‘a disgrace’ as pharmacist award wages case submissions close Both sides of the pharmacy award wages case now await the arbiters final decision as submissions to the Fair …
When a house may not be a home
Disenfranchised owners and staff can find a home at the College of Pharmacy in wake of PSA/CWH deal, its President says The PSA has underestimated the backlash it would face …
What happened after 1 February 2018?
Inspectors have been routinely asking pharmacists about abuse or threats arising from the rescheduling… here’s what they found With the codeine upschedule occurring on 1 February this year, the police …
Real-time monitoring on track
SafeScript is on track to be rolled out in October, however according to reports NSW is lagging a fair way behind SafeScript, Victoria’s real-time prescription monitoring system, is still on …
It’s all in the numbers
Here’s a summary of what you need to know about the tax landscape in the wake of the 2018 Federal Budget, by Victoria Le from Peak Strategies 1. The Economy …
A mixed bag
The Medicines Partnership of Australia has welcomed the Government’s additional PBS investment in the Budget, although it initially expressed concerns about expenditure The Medicines Partnership of Australia (MPA), which includes …