Supermarket talk a ‘distraction’: Grattan
Why shouldn’t the general public be able to pick up “your scripts and sausages under the same roof,” asks Grattan in a follow-up to its controversial report Grattan Institute health …
Pharmacist doc weighs in on companion selling, prescribing
Companion selling “scummy” when driven purely by profit, says a popular TikToker, but adds “pharmacists are the best prescribers” lacking the right tools Community pharmacist turned medical doctor, Dr Mustafa …
Unapproved peptide pushers will face action: TGA
Regulator flags concern over rise in online promotion and supply of unapproved peptide products Influencers and social media platforms are being warned they will be held accountable for unlawful advertising …
Day & night
Sometimes it takes a while for a successful new idea to win acceptance and filter through to other areas. Angelo Pricolo remembers one successful pharmaceutical innovation and ponders why it …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Otitis externa Otitis externa affects as many as 10% of people in their lifetime. Patients typically present with acute otalgia, pruritus, …
Recommendations would ‘force the local chemist to turn off the lights’
Suggestions that the location rules be scrapped should be rejected to protect the health of rural Australians, say pharmacists The Remote and Isolated Pharmacist Association Australia (RIPAA) has called on …
Pharmacist prescribing ‘not simply a matter of convenience’
NSW’s successful scope of practice trials could pave the way for further expansion of pharmacists’ roles within the healthcare system, a doctor-turned-politician believes Authorising “appropriately trained pharmacists” to prescribe under …
Cops strip pharmacy shelves
Police have swooped on a regional NSW pharmacy, seizing items from its storage area According to the Illawarra Mercury, police executed a search warrant on a South Coast pharmacy on …
Fake scripts appear on patient’s My Health Record
A pharmacist’s registration has been suspended after she self-dispensed medicines including diazepam, codeine, tramadol and zolpidem The pharmacist, who was practising in a suburban Perth pharmacy, appeared before Western Australia’s …
‘Each one of us holds the ability to shape the future of pharmacy’
Pharmacists are being urged to step up and lead by their actions, as the profession evolves “The future of pharmacy is not simply defined by new medicines, new technologies, or …
The clause in your employment contract that is about to stop working
AP Group senior lawyer Rohan Murray looks at how proposed legislation is likely to impact non-compete clauses in employment contracts Most business owners have a non-compete clause sitting in their …
‘Don’t take the bait’: AMA president hopeful on Grattan
A candidate for presidency of the AMA says that the Grattan Institute’s new report reflects her campaign platform Dr Anchita Karmakar is a lawyer as well as a rural generalist …