NSW pharmacy to ‘promote help-seeking at a local level’
Pharmacists in drought-affected NSW are to be offered mental health training to help their patients The NSW Government has announced a $1 million pilot scheme to deliver mental health training …
Alert raised over V-MAX Herbal Tablets
TGA warns that the tablets contain undeclared sildenafil The TGA has tested a product labelled V-MAX herbal tablets and found that it contains undeclared sildenafil. “Consumers are advised that sildenafil …
Staying afloat on the wave of COVID-19 and beyond
How do you cope when your dream is shattered? How can a pharmacy become a mental health hub? And how do you nurture your own headspace? These questions and many …
Are you ready for e-prescribing?
No matter how small you are, technology makes you mighty, writes Megan Kazantzis E-prescribing is one of the largest and most significant changes the industry has experienced since the computerisation …
Staff Spotlight: Ethan Kreutzer
We speak with the newly elected 2020/21 NAPSA president 1. How do you feel having been elected as the newest NAPSA president? It is a great honour and privilege to …
Coroner expresses concern over man’s overdose death
The GP who prescribed methadone to a Tasmanian man was found to have breached the Poisons Act on 35 occasions A 51-year-old Tasmanian man died from acute methadone toxicity in …
Cincotta chemist cleaned after COVID-19 scare
A pharmacy closed for cleaning after a patient visited a medical centre located inside it, then recorded a false positive for the novel coronavirus Cabramatta Plaza in Western Sydney announced …
Could Wesfarmers buy Chemist Warehouse?
Speculation about the future of Chemist Warehouse is back, with one pundit suggesting a sale could be more likely than a listing In 2017, reporters from the Australian Financial Review …
Health workers call for PPE
A new survey shows that Australian health care workers are “increasingly alarmed” about exposure to infection – with more than one in seven considering leaving their profession The national survey …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby takes a look at the latest in research news Safety of pharmacologic interventions for neuropsychiatric symptoms in dementia A systematic review and network meta-analysis of 209 studies explored …
‘Absolutely essential’ that pharmacy gets national stockpile masks
One leading pharmacist has urged the public, and reps for non-essential products, to be considerate of pharmacy workers as demand for masks in the state surges On Sunday, the Victorian …
$40k fine for unlawful advertising
A women’s clothing company has been fined almost $40,000 after it promoted “anti-virus activewear” The TGA announced on Friday that it had issued three infringement notices, totalling $39,960, to the …