SA pharmacist gives 1k-plus JEV jabs
They’re only a short ferry ride away from their pharmacies – or they would be, if the road to the ferry had not been destroyed in the recent floods. Residents …
TGA chief’s legacy ‘large’
Professor John Skerritt has announced his decision to retire from his position of Deputy Secretary Health Products Regulation Group The change will be effective from 18 April 2023, Health Minister …
TGA interim decision: reduce paracetamol access
Some paracetamol pack sizes should be reduced, and pharmacist input needed on sales of more than 32 tablets or capsules, the TGA says The Therapeutic Goods Administration has published its …
Pharmacist prescribing about patients, not turf: Guild
Calls for pharmacists to be authorised to prescribe treatments for a limited number of conditions is about meeting patient needs, not an interprofessional rivalry. Moves towards pharmacist prescribing reflect …
Turf war heats up ahead of National Cabinet meeting
Tensions between the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) and the pharmacy sector are rising over calls to expand pharmacists’ scope of practice. With NSW Premier, Dominic Perrottet, …
Be alert but not alarmed
Don’t get relaxed and comfortable in the dispensary, writes PDL… because many of the same errors keep being made In December 2020, PDL released a Practice Alert titled “Be alert …
Wizard Pharmacy brings magic to 11,500 sick Starlight kids
Wizard Pharmacy has donated $54,558 to the Starlight Children’s Foundation to help bring joy to sick children and their families The donation was made as part of their Starlight Giving Tree …
‘Lasting positive impact’ sees CWH head hit finals
Chemist Warehouse co-founder Jack Gance has been listed as a finalist of a different sort, as he is spotted alongside a leading banker at the tennis EY has announced the …
A year of promise
February 1923: Pharmacy is predicted to have a ‘year of promise’, while an AJP report revealed the profession’s ‘nepo babies’ and controversy continued over the sale of medicated wines “Pharmacists …
ChatGPT; threat or boon to pharmacy’s future?
Pharmacy faculties grapple with ramifications of artificial intelligence in the classroom Pharmacy educators are scrambling to formulate policies to deal with the sudden widespread public accessibility of artificial intelligence (AI), …
World Pharmacy Council makes vaccination pitch
Community pharmacists should be authorised and funded to provide immunisations for all vaccine-preventable diseases, the World Pharmacy Council (WPC) believes. In its Vaccination services in community pharmacies report the …
World news wrapup: 2 February 2023
Big US chains cutting hours for “work-life balance;” second contraceptive refusal at a Lloyds prompts outrage from mother of teen; Malaysian casual pharmacist threaten to walk off the job US: …