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World news wrapup: 1 March 2018
Missouri pharmacy stops providing lethal injection drugs; Ohio pharmacist a life-saver after spotting melanoma; Canadian pharmacist suspended after privacy breach St Louis, Missouri: A BuzzFeed report has identified the pharmacy …
Pharmacy attacked over staff of Asian background
A pharmacy owner has expressed disappointment after Queensland politician Bob Katter accused his staff of not speaking adequate English During a debate on the Migration and Other Legislation Amendment (Enhanced …
How to handle codeine scripts
The Pharmacy Board has advised on handling scripts for large quantities of codeine-containing preparations In its latest communique, the Pharmacy Board has received a request for advice about how pharmacists …
Hit me with your best shot
The Immunisation Coalition is urging people aged over 65 to wait for the two new enhanced flu vaccines funded by the Government under the NIP Following a “horrific” flu season …
MoU to support pharmacist wellbeing
The Pharmacists’ Support Service and the National Australian Pharmacy Students’ Association have signed a Memorandum of Understanding The MOU formalises their ongoing relationship for the next three years and includes …
Ovarian cancer hugely misunderstood: study
Around a third of Australians don’t know the signs, symptoms and risk factors of the most lethal women’s cancer, new research shows A study commissioned by Ovarian Cancer Australia to …
Striking a balance
Can we achieve equity and flexible working hours for both genders in pharmacy? SHPA attempts to get some answers With International Women’s Day fast approaching on 8 March, the Society …
Pharmacist help ‘like gold’ in chronic pain
Regional pain sufferers have less access to non-medication help for their condition – but in north-west Tasmania, pharmacists can help them access one option In the wake of the codeine …
ACA methadone piece slammed
A Channel Nine investigation into methadone patients and road use has been met with outrage from health professionals In December 2017, Ulladulla man Craig Anthony Whitall, 51, was driving home …
VAD taskforce meets
The Victorian Government has brought together 13 health and medical experts, including a PSA representative, to start implementing Victoria’s voluntary assisted dying laws Jarrod McMaugh, a pharmacy owner in Coburg, …
Docs ‘tearing out hair’ over vaccine refusal
New data shows that Australia’s childhood vaccination rates are slipping The Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth has released its 2018 Report Card: the wellbeing of young Australians, which …
Poll: Have you ever refused a prescription?
Have you ever been presented with a concerning script and, if so, did you contact the doctor and refuse to supply the medicine? A few weeks ago an inquest was …