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Some welcome medicine
Budget backs Minister’s APP comments on seeking a solution to pharmacy’s high-cost medicine dilemma The 2018-19 Federal Budget, delivered last night by Treasurer Scott Morrison is headlined for pharmacy by …
Cash flow pressure relief welcomed
The Pharmacy Guild has responded to the 2018-19 Budget by highlighting the sustainability of the PBS and welcoming changes to payment for high-cost medicines “The Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme has again …
Infant formula allegedly stolen from pharmacy
Theft of baby formula in Geelong is “absolutely rife,” a court has heard Sourcing baby formula from pharmacies and selling it on to the Chinese market is increasingly a way …
E-cigarettes: the evidence
A review of the public health consequences of e-cigarettes has found their use is likely to result in a net public health benefit over the next 30 years… but there …
Missed APP highlights? We’ve got you covered
It’s been a busy few days over the Guild’s Australian Pharmacy Professional conference… so in case you missed them, here’s our roundup of the conference’s top highlights For many, highlights …
Don’t stop using sunscreen following Hawaiian ban
ASMI has expressed concern following reports that Hawaii is poised to ban certain types of sunscreen A bill banning the sales and distribution of sunscreens containing oxybenzone and octinoxate was …
New head for UniSA’s School of Pharmacy
A leader in the pharmacology of drugs used to treat cancer has been appointed to head UniSA’s School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences Professor Alan Boddy will join the School …
Pharmacist prescribing moves forward
The Pharmacy Board is set to host a national forum on pharmacist prescribing in Melbourne next month “The forum will bring stakeholders together to explore pharmacist prescribing as a means …
Regular services resume
Your AJP newsletter will return to its regular time from tomorrow So the biggest annual event in pharmacy—APP—is now over for another year. While we will continue to include a number …
What do you want from the 7CPA?
The Pharmacy Guild had the opportunity at APP to gauge pharmacy sentiment about a range of issues affecting the sector Pharmacy is coming up to the end of the third …
Getting the message out
Relaxed medicine advertising guidelines are set to boost downscheduling applications, industry believes Recent reforms to advertising regulations for Schedule 3 medicines are a “big win” for consumers, pharmacy and industry, …
‘Get some guts you princesses’
There were some low blows and cheap shots at the Pharmacy Guild’s Great Debate on the Saturday afternoon of APP2018 Were things really better in the “good old days”? This …