Proceedings to commence over 10-year-old final check failure
Is it too late for the Pharmacy Board to seek sanctions against two pharmacists for their dispensing behaviour in 2008-09? A tribunal has found it isn’t Two pharmacists have made …
The challenges that could prevent success
Pharmacists need to get cracking now to secure their future in a very different pharmacy landscape, warns the Guild In this week’s edition of Forefront, Pharmacy Guild executive director David …
Pharmacists could help ease aged care pressure
The Pharmacy Guild has weighed in to the scrutiny of the aged care sector, highlighting the importance of practising to pharmacists’ full scope of practice Earlier this week Prime Minister …
Naloxone report calls for end to ‘onerous’ barriers
A new report from the Penington Institute has called for free take-home naloxone to be available from pharmacies and other sites, as Health Minister announces new product A report released …
Generics merger gets the go-ahead
The ACCC has announced that it will not oppose the merger of generics companies Arrow and Apotex Once combined, the two companies would supply around half the market for generic …
CPD year ends in 11 days!
Have you got all your points yet? AJP offers a simple way to blitz your CPD points before 30 September Take your pick from some of our most recent CPD …
Small Pharmacies Group slams Ramsay testimony
Community pharmacists share concerns about Ramsay’s claim it will be able to offer services where it is not economically viable for others to go Earlier this month, Ramsay Pharmacy CEO …
World news wrapup: 20 September 2018
Pharmacist sentenced to two years in prison and ordered to repay $1.1 million for decade-long healthcare fraud scheme; Greek pharmacist shot “mafia-style” in broad daylight Columbus, Ohio, US: A Columbus …
The fight is on
Ramsay will not be “backing off” in the face of Guild legal action Ramsay Health Care says it will continue progressing the development of its pharmacy franchise network as it …
Keeping pharmacy in pharmacy
Regulators act to stop retailers appropriating the profession’s title Pharmacy regulators have recently taken action to prevent a non-pharmacy retail franchise from using the word ‘pharmacy’ in their stores. In …
Warning after eye drop death
Health professionals have been advised to exercise extreme caution if considering off-label prescribing and supply of atropine eye drops, following the death of an adult patient The TGA has advised …
Shedding light on the evidence
Pharmacist interventions can achieve clinically relevant improvements for patients, but better quality of evidence is needed in the future, says Cochrane review lead author There is a need for better detailed …