Pharmacist’s ‘elaborate and systematic’ scheme to get opioids
A former pharmacist used a copied key to get into his former workplace, fake scripts and take fentanyl – all by the light of his mobile phone The Pharmacy Board …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Approach to schizophrenia Schizophrenia is the most common of a group of psychotic disorders that occur in approximately 3% of the …
Shakespeare suggests Websterpak substitute
Nurses working in residential aged care facilities could add assisting patients with their medications to their tasks to limit costs, a Department of Health and Aged Care official says Funding …
Vale Robert Elliott
PDL has paid tribute to a former Queensland Local Advisory Committee member, Robert Arthur Elliott Elliot has passed away peacefully, aged 89, on 22 May 2023. Pharmaceutical Defence Limited said …
More Melbourne real estate for Chemist Warehouse
Property currently housing a CWH store purchased for $5.75m; report One of the owners of Chemist Warehouse has purchased a large site which currently houses a CWH store, some 12 …
Much-needed pay rise falls short
Award wages set to climb 5.75% from 1 July Pharmacy staff covered by the Pharmacy Industry Award 2020 will see their pay increase by 5.75%, on the back of the …
Guild underestimating 60-day dispensing impacts
Reductions in pharmacy opening hours and cutbacks in services may only be the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the impacts of double dispensing Senate Estimates hears Grim …
‘Out of the money, nothing is good.’
One pharmacist has analysed the Albanese Government’s purported reinvestment into community pharmacy – and it’s not a reinvestment at all, he says Tim Mizzi, from the Capital Chemist Raymond Terrace …
Every dark cloud has a silver lining
These are dark times for community pharmacy, but there may be a silver lining if you’re prepared to reach for it say Glenn Guilfoyle and Norman Thurecht Every dark cloud …
Are we taking sleep seriously?
We spend around a third of our lives sleeping—or in some cases attempting to. Surely, this highlights just how crucial sleep is for long-term health, writes Leanne Philpott Sleep problems …
The week in review
The furore over 60-day dispensing continues, as pharmacists descended on Canberra to engage with MPs Pharmacists made their presence known in Parliament this week, and we heard that some Labor …
‘Massive punch in the teeth’ for pandemic helpers
Double dispensing could see careers hit hard before they’ve had time to take off, warns the owner of a former Pharmacy of the Year Amid the warnings of how 60-day …