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September MIMS update
Some of the recent changes to the medicines landscape, with new products, indications and contraindications New Products • Albutrepenonacog alfa (Idelvion) is a recombinant fusion protein linking recombinant coagulation factor …
New deprescribing guidelines officially launched
Pharmacists can now access new deprescribing guidelines for the top 100 most dispensed PBS medicines for older people A 72-member team of medicines experts and consumer representatives has developed new …
Pharmacy bodies seek medicinal cannabis reform
Tighter regulation is required to tackle inappropriate prescribing and promotion of medicinal cannabis, an alliance of healthcare organisations says Professional bodies, including the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) and the …
‘An accident waiting to happen’
Doctor suspended after mistakenly providing OxyNorm instead of children’s Panadol to six-day-old infant and criminally charged over S8 safety breaches A GP has been suspended for six months after a …
WHO addresses autism-related issues
Mothers-to-be are being urged to follow the advice of health professionals before making a decision about whether or not to use paracetamol during pregnancy. “There is currently no conclusive scientific …
Registration standard extends registered nurses’ prescribing
“We need to empower and trust our highly skilled primary healthcare providers,” Guild leader says, as nurse prescribing endorsement expanded A new prescribing model for endorsed registered nurses (RNs) will …
Vaccine ‘champion’ recognised
National Pharmacies pharmacist honoured with excellence award for frontline work in immunisation, after leading a successful travel vaccine service pilot National Pharmacies pharmacist, Kerry Savas, has received the 2025 World …
‘Pharmacy can be a force for good, well beyond the dispensary’
Independent Pharmacies Australia (IPA) donates $100k to children’s cancer charity on World Pharmacists Day IPA founder Steven Kastrinakis and CEO Tracy Alexakis presented a $100,000 donation to My Room Children’s …
Telehealth provider pays $198k ad fine
Midnight Health enters voluntary enforceable undertaking after being handed 10 infringement notices relating to breaches of the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has confirmed that Midnight …
Man breaks into pharmacy with bare hands
“I don’t know where he got the strength,” says police superintendent of man who broke into a pharmacy while heavily intoxicated The Gold Coast Bulletin has reported that at around …
Boy suffers clonidine withdrawal after extended overdose
A little boy was given 10 times his prescribed dose of clonidine for six weeks following a medication error Not long after leading pharmacists reminded their peers of the risks …
Medicinal cannabis ‘now mainstream’: Biggs
Regulatory challenges and paperwork relating to medicinal cannabis may be off-putting, but not dispensing could cost pharmacies, an expert warns With close to 80% of pharmacies across Australia having dispensed …