‘Urgent’ need to address workforce issues
Smaller rural pharmacies are being smashed by the “triple whammy” of extreme workforce shortages, higher relative workloads and escalating wages, argues advocacy group Community pharmacies in rural and remote areas …
$3m fines over oxygen therapy
A court has ordered a company to pay a $2 million fine, and its director to pay another million, over the advertising of medical devices to treat diseases including dementia, …
A new code
How does the new Therapeutic Goods Advertising Code 2021 affect community pharmacy? Emi Gosling explains The TGAC 2021 will come into effect on 1 January 2022, with a transition period …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Stopping osteoporosis medications The successful management of osteoporosis involves a long-term strategy for each patient as well as drug holidays during …
Schedules to stay the same
TGA rejects proposals to downschedule more ibuprofen products and Chinese medicine ingredients Proposals for the downscheduling of ibuprofen and some Chinese medicine ingredients have been rejected by the Therapeutic Goods …
Lower dose for kids
Double Pfizer jab approved for 5-11 year olds, but they will receive a third of the usual dose The Therapeutic Goods Administration has provisionally approved the Comirnaty (Pfizer) COVID-19 vaccine …
Finalists announced
The six finalists in the running for Pharmacy of the Year 2022 have been revealed The Pharmacy Guild of Australia has revealed the six finalists in the running to be …
The rumbling mountain
Community pharmacy continues to ignore the warning signs of an impending upheaval at its peril Pliny the Younger’s letters didn’t mention the earthquakes that preceded the eruption of Mount Vesuvius …
The week in review
As we count down towards Christmas, the pharmacy sector has had a busy week… especially in Canberra Minister for Health and Aged Care Greg Hunt announced that he will not …
2021: The pandemic strikes back
We titled our review of 2020 “A year like no other”. How wrong could we have been? Let’s look back at the first half of 2021… For many people in …
Top 10 science stories of the year
What were the top ten science stories of 2021? No, they weren’t all about COVID… Every year, the Australian Science Media Centre compiles its ten biggest science stories. Here’s its …
‘I want all your benzo.’
A pharmacy owner has been significantly impacted by a robbery and now has trouble working at night, a court has heard Michael Davidson has appeared before the Southport District Court …