No one-size-fits-all solution to medicines shortages
Recommendations for the government to support the domestic production of HRT medicines are currently not feasible, Department says Domestic manufacture of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) products is likely to be …
Changing direction
TGA delegate overturns interim decisions on schedule changes to products containing widely used ingredients The Therapeutic Goods Administration’s (TGA) medicines scheduling committee has overturned previous interim decisions on scheduling products …
Pharmacy revenue boost for Ramsay
Hospital and health service operator Ramsay Health Care has reported an 11.6% increase in pharmacy revenue in the first six months of the financial year The diversified company, which operates …
ACT UTI/contraceptive trial becomes permanent
Canberra’s community pharmacists will be able to play a bigger role in treating uncomplicated urinary tract infections (UTIs) and resupplying the contraceptive pill, with a trial becoming a permanent part …
‘Wait-and-see’ on RFK Jr’s vaccine impact: MedAdvisor
Software business MedAdvisor Solutions indicated it’s not “currently” expecting to take a hit from the new US health secretary’s vaccine sentiment, but it’s “somewhat of a wait-and-see” exercise It comes …
Fallout, flashburn and pharmacy
It’s the 1950s and the pharmacy outlook is bright… possibly too bright, given our concerns over an incipient atom bomb attack In our February, 1955 edition we had some handy …
Co-pay cut delivers $566m in savings
Patients reaping benefits of PBS general co-payment reduction, senators told Labor’s decision to cut the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) general co-payment from 1 January 2023 is delivering significant savings for …
Israel/Gaza conflict sparks notifications
Regulator reveals more than 80 notifications have been made regarding antisemitic or Islamophobic social media posts by health practitioners since 7 October 2023 The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) …
Immediate action examined
Ombudsman invites submissions on Ahpra and National Boards’ management of matters where a health practitioner is subject to immediate action National Health Practitioner Ombudsman Richelle McCausland is investigating delay and …
Clinical handover reduces risk
Doctors and pharmacists have teamed up to tackle one of the trickiest times for patient safety Advanced Pharmacy Australia (AdPha) and the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) have …
TWC notes changing landscape; grows store footprint
The executive general manager of TerryWhite Chemmart (TWC) said the evolving community pharmacy landscape will face a “defining moment” in the next few years, as the group added 52 new …
‘A privilege not many professions offer’: TWC award winner
TerryWhite Chemmart (TWC) has announced its national pharmacy award winners, with a pharmacy in Noraville NSW and Queensland-based leader among the recipients of this year’s HEART awards The TerryWhite Chemmart …