More pharmacists than ever
Pharmacy Board of Australia registration figures top 37,000 for the first time Record numbers of pharmacists hold professional registration with the Pharmacy Board of Australia, data released by the Australian …
‘Our colony is overrun with medical adventurers’
Should only registered pharmacists be able to dispense therapeutic goods? Following the “great sensation amongst the druggists in this city” – namely, a lawsuit over wrongful dispensing – pharmacists of …
Can we embrace the future?
A UK pharmacy leader talks about the ‘paradigm shift’ of independent prescribing and what it means for the profession’s future As the countdown nears for the graduation of the UKs …
Viagra ‘shopping list’ written on script, man claimed
Pharmacy staff noted discrepancies in handwriting on a script for Viagra and antibiotics, a magistrate’s court has heard Damien Andrew Popp has appeared in the Toowoomba magistrate’s court, where he …
Hospital business delivers for Symbion
Wholesaler reports double-digit growth in hospital division’s revenue EBOS’s Symbion Hospitals division is reporting revenue growth of almost 15% for the first half of the 2023/24 financial year. …
Data breaches on the rise
Healthcare providers continue to top the list for data breach notifications with malicious attacks and human error as the main factors More than one-in-five data breaches reported to the Office …
‘Whitecoat army’ wants Labor out
CAPS looking to take the fight to Labor at next weekend’s Dunkley by-election with Ben Casey-clad pharmacists at polling booths Representatives of the Community and Pharmacy Support Group (CAPS) are …
‘If I was a gambling man, I’d put money on it’
Will the 8CPA be ready in time? Opposition health spokesperson Senator Anne Ruston has grilled the Health Department’s Penny Shakespeare about its status With increasing concern about the looming 1 …
World news wrapup: 22 February 2024
Kiwi pharmacist stole medicines, sold them on classifieds site; codeine linctus scheduled up in UK while pseudoephedrine scheduled down in NSW; pharmacist sentenced for doctor’s murder in India New Zealand: …
Cannabis growth spiral sees stakeholders meet
Health stakeholders have met and agreed to look at several aspects of managing the growth of medicinal cannabis – including maintaining a balance between access and safety Ahpra and several …
EBOS prepped for life after CWH
Pharmaceutical wholesaler reports strong growth ahead of Chemist Warehouse’s switch to rival Symbion’s parent company, EBOS Group is reporting “strong normalised growth” for the first half of the 2023/24 financial …
NAPSA approves UNSW branch
UNSW’s pharmacy society given green light to join NAPSA The National Australian Pharmacy Students’ Association (NAPSA) has confirmed the University of NSW’s Pharmacy Students’ Society (UNSW PharmSoc) as its newest …