In case you missed anything… here’s a roundup of our most-read stories over the past month
1. Court convicts hold out: Former pharmacist convicted after non-registered dispensing
2. Opinion piece hits nerve: An article calling for supermarket ownership of pharmacies, dumping of CPAs and minimum $100K salary for experienced pharmacists has drawn the ire of industry reps
3. What are you earning?: New tax office data lifts the lid on occupational income differences, and on the gender gap in pharmacist pay
4. A bitter penalty: It’s a decision that seems likely to split the profession…
5. Guild condemns ‘greedy chemist’ copayment claims: The Pharmacy Guild has condemned a News Corp article which has claimed that “greedy chemists” are failing to pass on the discount on prescription copayments of up to $1
6. Marmite may affect brain function: Scientists have discovered a link between UK’s answer to Vegemite and activity in the brain
7. Pharmacy’s $600m windfall: The Health Minister is expected to follow through with promised 6CPA funding for community pharmacy programs
8. 2017 flu vaccine strains announced: The flu viruses to be included in the 2017 Australian vaccine have now been announced.
9. Government abolishes 457s: The Coalition Government has announced it will scrap the controversial 457 visa program in favour of a new “better targeted” approach
10. TGA releases codeine ‘fact sheet’ for consumers: Most people should be able to manage their pain with safer alternative medicines, says TGA
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