Pharmacy Announcements
Discount group rounds up change for bowel cancer
Star Discount Chemist has joined the Jodi lee Foundation to help prevent bowel cancer through a new Round Up campaign Patients making purchases in store at Star Discount Chemist outlets …
Engaging pharmacists in the ‘fight against tobacco’
WHO and FIP jointly call for pharmacists to be upskilled to effectively deliver tobacco cessation interventions Pharmacists can play an important role in tobacco cessation because they collectively reach millions …
Management of pelvic pain: when is it more than period pain?
Jean Hailes’ gynaecologist Dr Pav Nanayakkara & physiotherapist Amy Steventon discuss optimal pelvic pain management in pharmacy 25 June 2024 | 7-8.00PM AEST How might pelvic pain in women present, …
Pharmacy fined over Ozempic advertising
Western Sydney pharmacy hit with a fine of more than $18,000 in relation to alleged unlawful advertising of Ozempic The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has issued an infringement notice of $18,780 …
The latest events
We look at some of the major upcoming events in the pharmacy calendar PSA24: Your pathway to progress It’s little more than a month until PSA24, Australia’s premier educational beacon …
New sexual dysfunction warnings added to antidepressants’ PI
Health professionals are advised to consider current or previous antidepressant use in patients reporting sexual dysfunction Updated product information documents (PIs) for nine antidepressant medications will include warnings relating to …
It’s time to elevate the pharmacy profession: FIP
The global body says pharmacists need greater recognition as healthcare professionals, as opposed to commercial entities The International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) has launched a global campaign called “Think Health, Think …
Compounding ban ‘a significant public health concern’
Government urged to roll back its ban on compounding weight loss drugs Banning the compounding of glucagon-like peptide-2 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) medications will limit patient access to the weight loss …
Government acts on compounding concerns
Compounding exemptions for diabetes medications, Ozempic and Mounjaro, will be removed from 1 October, minister reveals Compounding pharmacies will be barred from producing replicas of Ozempic (semaglutide) and Mounjaro (tirazapetide) …
TGA issues SSSI for abatacept
Pharmacists authorised to substitute Orencia 125mg/mL products to deal with shortages The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has issued a Serious Scarcity Substitution Instrument (SSSI) in response to shortages of both …
PDL names student grants recipients
PDL, announces three winners of its 2024 Student Grants Pharmaceutical Defence Limited (PDL) will provide funding to three students to attend major conferences this year through its Student Grants program. …
A new microcredential
New microcredential prepares pharmacists to perform Medication Management Reviews in healthcare settings across Australia From June 2024, registered pharmacists across Australia can access a new microcredential which will train them …