Ozempic isn’t approved for weight loss in Australia. So how are people accessing it?
Hundreds of thousands of people worldwide are taking drugs like Ozempic to lose weight. But what do we actually know about them? The Conversation’s experts, Andrew Bartlett, Jessica Pace and …
The week in review
Semaglutide made the news again, as did the question of whether patients need to sign for PBS items We heard from Professor Gary Wittert from the University of Adelaide on …
Vital role supporting home-based rural care patients
New research shows pharmacists enable patients to choose to stay at home, and provide significant relief, comfort, and peace of mind for patients, carers, and family members Pharmacists are being …
Crossbenchers want more for small businesses
Labor has dropped the ball when it comes to supporting Australia’s small business sector, crossbenchers believe The government is facing accusations that it is overly focused on the concerns of …
‘How much and when do u need it by?’
A pharmacist has had his registration cancelled after he offered to supply illicit drugs, S8s and S4s to his associates The Pharmacy Board of Australia has issued a statement about …
‘Understandably shaken’
A young male armed with a pair of scissors has allegedly tried to rob a pharmacy, after assaulting a bus driver Tasmania Police say that a youth is in custody …
Sigma’s top shareholder trims holding before merger ruling
A major shareholder has partly sold off its Sigma Healthcare stock, prompting questions about whether it signals a lack of confidence the Chemist Warehouse (CWH) merger will be approved Earlier …
TGA urges caution over unsolicited compounding offers
GPs are being advised to “exercise deep caution” when contacted with offers to provide compounded semaglutide Prescribers are being warned by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) not to be “duped” …
Whither pharmacy?
Pharmacists need to highlight the value they offer as greedy grocers snatch front-of-shop sales It’s April 1934, and GG Jewkes, the vice president of the Federated Pharmaceutical Service Guild of …
No fair wages without employers: Albanese
Prime Minister keen to deliver “constructive and balanced” industrial relations reforms Labor is committed to being both “pro-business and pro-worker”, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese claims. Speaking at the Council …
Scheduling shakeup
A raft of new scheduling decisions have been revealed, with a number of medicines set to be downscheduled, but no alteration to planned paracetamol changes A number of decisions have …
NAPSA ‘thrilled’ with new student award
New Pharmacy Student of the Year honour announced at the SHPA’s Student Symposium Pharmacy students who can demonstrate diversity in their learning through the Australian and New Zealand College of …