Free drugs dispensed in pay dispute
Pharmacists at the Mater Hospital in Brisbane have started dispensing drugs for free to protest proposed pay cuts On Monday, Mater Hospital received a 65% ‘no’ vote to its proposed …
What are the new requirements?
Revised guidelines for mandatory notifications have been released as changes are set to come into effect early next month With amendments to the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law having been passed …
Taking advantage of the situation
Warning issued over products claiming to prevent or treat coronavirus The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has issued a warning to consumers about products that are on sale with claims they …
The exam you can’t afford to fail
Community pharmacy needs to learn from, and correct, its past mistakes if it is to remain competitive, say Bruce Annabel and Mal Scrymgeour One of us had a school friend …
Clinical tips: healthy pregnancy
Pharmacists need to really engage with expecting mums about their medicines and concerns, write Dr Esther Lau and Professor Lisa Nissen Being pregnant can be an exciting and harrowing time. …
The week in review
It’s been a busy and varied week in pharmacy, with opportunities to think about new ways to address existing issues, plus movement on opioids and concern about price gouging We …
Health follies
Pharmacy historian Ralph Tapping has been looking into some of the questionable treatments sold in pharmacy in the recent past Laudanum and other preparations containing tincture of opium, for example …
‘We have to get this done.’
All states and territories are expected to integrate their real-time prescription monitoring by the end – if not the middle – of 2020, the Health Minister has said Speaking to …
It’s ‘unfair to point the finger at pharmacies’
Symbion hits back at media claims of price gouging, while the Guild’s George Tambassis reminds pharmacists that the sector is under the spotlight thanks to the novel coronavirus TerryWhite Chemmart …
Pharmacy emergency taskforce tackles coronavirus
The International Pharmaceutical Federation has issued new guidance on pharmacists and the novel coronavirus The roles that pharmacists in community, hospital and clinical biology can play in preventing the spread …
Unauthorised generic substitutions, changes warning
Some pharmacists feel that they can make generic substitutions or changes to instructions where this is unauthorised, thinking these actions have no consequence – but that’s not the case In …
Opioids under review
TGA flags changes to prescription opioid regulations following consultation The TGA has given notice that changes will be made to the pack sizes, dosage and advice supplied with prescription opioids …