Pharmacy used, then abused by Labor
Pharmacy owner quits Labor Party over 60-day dispensing, saying he can no longer trust the organisation he has been a lifetime supporter of Labor has used the community pharmacy sector …
World news wrapup: 7 September 2023
French GPs oppose pharmacist prescribing; Walmart denies capping starting pay; warrant out for pharmacist in alleged arsenic plot France: French pharmacists are set to begin prescribing antibiotics for common conditions …
September MIMS Update
We look at some of the recent changes to the medicines landscape, with new indications and contraindications New Indications Dapagliflozin (propanediol monohydrate) (Forxiga) is now indicated in adults for the …
Labelling problems revealed by study
Incidence of incorrect labelling on dose administration aids a ‘common bugbear’ for hospital staff A recent Australian study has revealed a high prevalence of incidents relating to the labels on …
Butler ‘shocked’ at white coat protest
House of Reps speaker calls alleged pharmacist behaviour “unacceptable,” as the health minister criticises the Coalition over the incident Milton Dick, speaker of the House of Representatives, issued a warning …
Healthcare data breaches dip
Australia’s health sector is continuing to record the highest number of notifiable data breaches of any industry, despite fall in incident numbers, report reveals Data from the Office of the …
Contact your MP, pharmacists told
Pharmacists are being encouraged to send incorrect 60-day prescriptions to their MPs At a Community and Pharmacy Support Group (CAPS) rally outside Parliament House in Canberra on Monday, 4 September, …
Events update
What’s coming up on the pharmacy events calendar? Going offshore The 48th PSA Offshore Conference is to be held in Madrid and San Sebastian in Spain from the 7th to …
‘We don’t condone that activity if it happens’
Pharmacists walk out of the public gallery during Question Time, and opposition deputy told to leave chamber “for defending the pharmacy industry” Following Monday (4 September 2023)’s Community and Pharmacy …
Work together for better wages
Guild boss wants pharmacists’ wages to rise but stresses businesses need to have extra funds to cover higher pay Calls for increases to employee pharmacists’ pay rates are being backed …
Department consults union on 8CPA
Employee pharmacists to have say in Eighth Community Pharmacy Agreement (8CPA) discussions, union reveals Union group, Professional Pharmacists Australia (PPA), will join organisations including the Royal Australian College of General …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Risk of Fracture and Osteoporosis in Patients with COPD and Inhaled Corticosteroids Treatment This meta-analysis of 26 RCTs (n=61,380) concluded that …