Workforce shortages easing – in some areas
Demand for pharmacists continues to outstrip supply in most jurisdictions, the latest Occupation Shortage List shows Pharmacists remain on the Jobs and Skills Australia Occupation Shortage List (OSL), despite record …
Medical centre vaccine storage error
Patients left without protection against vaccine-preventable diseases as a result of its failure to follow the National Vaccination Storage Guidelines Hundreds of patients at a Sydney-based medical centre have been …
Reading the tea leaves
What does the immediate future hold instore for the pharmacy sector? We take a look at the current state of community pharmacy and predict what may lie in store. The …
The importance of being a people person
Naomi Perri is a well-known face of community pharmacy through her regular television segment for Chemist Warehouse. She is also a popular DJ and model. Megan Haggan speaks to Naomi …
The week in review
E-cigarettes and political promises made the news this week, as did opioid safety and a mental health and wellbeing pioneer Vapes were on the agenda this week, as health minister …
Government ‘notes’ recommendation to review ownership restrictions
Federal government notes six-year-old Senate report calling for a rethink on pharmacy rules “to enhance competition” More than six years after the fourth interim report on the Effect of red …
Is pharmacy going to the ‘demnition bow-wows’?
One country nationalises its pharmacies, we publish a tongue-in-cheek complaint about “girls” becoming chemists, and we find out why chemists don’t get rich The October 1924 issue of the Australasian …
‘I won’t work for a pharmacy that sells vapes’
Pharmacists “cannot be compelled to stock or supply therapeutic vapes” after regulations changed this month, according to the TGA—and many are choosing not to As of 1 October, vapes with …
October MIMS Update
A look at some of the recent changes to the medicines landscape, with new products, presentations, indications and contraindications New Products Selpercatinib (Retevmo) is an orally available, small molecule inhibitor …
A new brand
Priceline reveals new “refreshed” brand at showcase event, including a new logo, set to launch in market at the end of the month Priceline Pharmacy is launching a new brand …
Hospital pharmacy program wins wellbeing award
A project that emphasises “dignity” for pharmacists experiencing sensitive personal health issues at work is the inaugural winner of the John Coppock Pharmacist Wellbeing Award The Dignity Project has been …
New merger reforms to target large ‘high-risk’ deals
Treasurer seeks to strengthen ACCC’s power to scrutinise mergers The Federal Government says the biggest merger reform package in decades will crackdown on “serious economic harm” and allow the competition …