Pharmacy Announcements
Demountable pharmacy posed community safety risk: court
A pop-up pharmacy has been ordered to close and dismantle its infrastructure, with a court hearing its generator was inundated with rainwater and it was unlikely to have reticulated electricity …
Tadalafil containing ‘honey’ a ‘serious risk to your health’: TGA
Australians are being warned by the TGA to steer clear of sexual enhancement products labelled as “honey” Patients are being advised to exercise “extreme caution” when buying medicines online, after …
Self-test kit delivers false negatives for STDs: TGA
Regulator suspends TouchBio Chlamydia and Gonorrhoea Test from the ARTG over reliability concerns Independent laboratory testing of the analytical performance of the self-test kit shows “signals suggesting false negative results… …
Bayesian intelligence meets Bayside Health
Pioneering pharmacist speaks out on new system at three Melbourne hospitals Three hospitals in Melbourne, Australia have become the first Oracle Health client in the JAPAC region to fully deploy a third-party application …
Legislation changes requirements for pharmacists
Pharmacists in NSW will no longer be required to record the sale of Schedule 3 pseudoephedrine or personally hand S3 medicines to patients, under new reforms Legislative and regulatory reforms …
Guild moves to address S100 concerns
Pharmacists are being reassured that they will be paid appropriately for Section 100 medicines impacted by the new wholesaler mark-up, despite discrepancies in pricing displayed on some dispensing software platforms …
Safety alert for pharmacy supplement ingredient
Rare liver injuries have been linked to the herbal substance found in more than 300 approved medicines, according to the TGA The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has issued a renewed …
NAPSA names new president
Newly elected NAPSA president, Mia Avram, “will be the most capable and dedicated” the organisation “has ever seen”, predecessor says National Australian Pharmacy Students’ Association (NAPSA) Treasurer, Mia Avram, will …
Sponsor pulls Sublocade from PBS
Manufacturer makes “commercial decision to discontinue supply” of one of two PBS-listed long-acting injectable buprenorphine products Sublocade is the latest in the growing list of medications being withdrawn from the …
State steps up bid to eliminate HIV transmission
Hospital pharmacies to provide access to free antiretroviral medications to patients with HIV in South Australia Removing cost as a barrier to accessing HIV medications will improve patients’ lives and …
‘Nangs’ crackdown in NSW
Sweeping retail changes will be introduced to try and stop harm from nitrous oxide The NSW Government says it’s cracking down on the ways nitrous oxide is sold, while also …
Pharmacy gets new Code of Ethics
PSA’s revised Code of Ethics aims to reflect the expanding roles pharmacists play Care, integrity, competency and collaboration are the four pillars of the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia’s (PSA’s) updated …