The week in review
It was all happening in Canberra this week, with the launch of a new pharmacy report, debate about pay for students and other young workers, and issues with vapes In …
Kiwi discounter eyes Aussie expansion
Discount pharmacies are continuing to grow their footprint across the ditch, with one chain planning to double its reach in the next few years Chain retailers, including Bargain Chemist, Countdown …
Policy statement encourages collaboration
Pharmacists around the world are pushing governments to establish professional regulatory systems and processes These systems are inclusive of quality assurance measures and scopes of practice that facilitate effective collaborations, …
Access to Commonwealth Prac Payments a necessity: NAPSA
Senate committee urged to back calls for placement payments for pharmacy students Students undertaking mandatory unpaid placements should be financially supported by the government, the National Australian Pharmacy Students’ Association …
No downside to 8CPA
“Winners never quit, and quitters never win,” Anthony Tassone tells our latest podcast that the Guild’s 8CPA negotiating team was relentless in its pursuit of a sustainable deal for the …
Should the ‘chain store menace’ be curbed?
Our September 1934 issue focused on the vexed issue of chain stores, with some calling for governments to step in to limit them We began with commentary from Alan Foley, …
Access gaps must be plugged: AdPha
Following the release of the final Health Technology Assessment, one group of pharmacists highlights the importance of ending the “postcode lottery” Advanced Pharmacy Australia (AdPha) has welcomed what it calls …
Antibiotic stewardship down the drain: study
More than 60% of pharmacists recommended throwing leftover antibiotic syrup down the sink, an investigation into unwanted medicines recommendations has found A team of researchers looked into what pharmacists in …
Senator backs call to abolish junior rates
“Workers deserve to be paid for the work that they perform, regardless of the year that they were born”, a government senator says Australia’s community pharmacy sector is being urged …
Vape crackdown ‘ramping up’: Health Minister
Health Minister says an illegal vaping crackdown has led to millions of vapes being confiscated Federal Health Minister, Mark Butler, says the Government has seized more than five million illegal …
Be aware or beware of wrong patient errors – part 1
The wrong patient incident type is a subset of dispensing incidents that continue to be highly reported to PDL This almost entirely preventable error occurs primarily in community pharmacies; …
What helped halve oxycodone use?
Oxycodone use almost halved after changes to packaging and prescribing practices were made in 2019, new research has found Dr Rory Verhagen, from UQ’s Queensland Alliance for Environmental Health Sciences, analysed …