RSV vaccine added to NIP for over 75s
Government moves to eliminate cost barrier to accessing the RSV vaccine for older Australians The federal government is investing $445.3 million to deliver free respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccines to eligible patients from …
Partnership agreements in pharmacy: Why structure matters more than trust
Pharmacy partnerships are often formed on long-standing professional relationships, shared values and mutual trust, writes Sarah Stoddart, director of Vitality Law Australia While these elements are important, experience consistently shows they are …
Cannabis sales plunge amid crackdown
Supplies of the controlled medicine have strongly dipped for the first time in a decade, figures released under Freedom of Information show The recent medicinal cannabis regulatory clampdown may have …
‘He was never asked to leave or banned’
One pharmacist tells the AJP how she would hide behind Consis to avoid a patient’s inappropriate staring – and another tells how she was scored out of 10 by patients …
Pharmacy group hit by ransomware attack
Ransomware gang threatens to publish pharmacy group’s data following breach FriendlyCare Management, which supports a network of seven pharmacies in Queensland, has become the 10th healthcare business globally to fall …
‘Patchwork of pilots’ not good enough: AdPha
AdPha calls for nationally consistent, fit-for-purpose pharmacist prescribing in team-based care Advanced Pharmacy Australia’s new position paper on pharmacist prescribing says prescribing of PBS-subsided medicines should be considered a priority. …
Poll: The fuel crisis and you
With the country at Level Two of its national four-level fuel security plan, what changes are you making to your everyday pharmacy-related travel? Speaking at the Viva Refinery in Geelong, …
‘It’s great to see you take a stand’
Staff at a NSW pharmacy arrived for work one Saturday morning to find that it had been boarded up by their landlord As staff at the Woolgoolga Coastal Chemist near …
Artri Ajo King tablets ‘should not be taken’: TGA
Regulator warns of health risks posed by unapproved tablets sourced online Consumers are being urged not to take an imported product labelled Artri Ajo King tablets, after testing found undeclared medicines diclofenac and …
The week in review
Doctors demand scope consultation, NSW joins nation on prescribing change and another ransomware attack were among the topics our readers clicked on this week Changes to healthcare policy, including expanding …
A valueless cheque
Fraudster jailed for 12 months after using “a valueless cheque” while shopping in a pharmacy It’s April 1906, and 56-year-old Victorian, William Westgarth, is set to spend a year behind bars after being convicted of using fake cheques to buy medicines, the …
Pharmacists ‘notably excluded’ from MBS: Bonner
Leader in aged care pharmacy argues for MBS-billed “team-based prescribing” over autonomous prescribing Pharmacist prescribing along with other pharmacy clinical services should be integrated into Medicare via the MBS, argues …