Citation needed
Who has been editing Mark Butler’s Wikipedia page? Last week, pharmacist and head of The Locum Glen Kanawati posted an image of the Health Minister’s Wikipedia page – commenting that …
Kiwi doctors urge end to consumer drug ads
Combined bodies push for end to “biased, overly optimistic” pharmaco advertising An open letter calling for an end to New Zealand’s unusual direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription medicines has been published …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby takes a look at the latest in research news Clinical practice guideline for deprescribing opioid analgesics This paper is a summary of the Evidence‐based clinical practice guideline for …
Pharmacist appeals PBS fraud sentence
A pharmacist has cited financial pressures, including due to the pandemic, in his appeal against his jail term for PBS fraud The NSW pharmacist made false claims for medicines including …
Botched ODT changes another nail in the coffin
One pharmacy owner tells the AJP Podcast about his fears for the future of the opioid dependence therapy program via community pharmacy Morwell, Victoria pharmacy owner Sam Armstrong talks to …
PSA welcomes Qld Govt’s sudden no cost ‘flu vaccine announcement
State-wide vaccines for all-comers from 22 July on back of huge influenza B outbreak The Queensland Government’s announcement of state-wide, no-cost influenza vaccinations for everyone in the state from Saturday, …
Cautious pharmacists want mandatory training to extend scope
Community pharmacists are confident in their ability to play a greater role in the delivery of healthcare but believe formal recognition of their skills is needed More than 80% of …
Pharmacy Whac-A-Mole
60-day dispensing promises to present pharmacies with multiple issues. They will need a comprehensive plan to confront them Kazuo Yamada hunched over his desk as he concentrated hard on his …
The week in review
There was a sharp contrast between confidence in the pharmacy sector late last year, and the reality mid-2023, as our headlines showed this week The University of Technology Sydney Pharmacy …
Employment reminder
Pharmacy owners need to meet their obligations when it comes to engaging a new or locum pharmacist, one stakeholder has warned In its latest newsletter, the Pharmacy Board has focused …
Looking at harm minimisation
Naloxone, hazardous use of alcohol and treatment inequity: part two of our expert discussion of the latest in harm minimisation Why is the naloxone program not seeing wider take-up? Should …
Pharmacy needs retention plan
One-in-three employee pharmacists are considering leaving community pharmacy Australia’s community pharmacy sector needs to develop strategies to retain staff, with a third of employees reporting that they are considering …