New SA Health Minister
The appointment of new South Australian Health Minister Peter Malinauskas has been welcomed by the PSA Mr Malinauskas has replaced former Health Minister Jack Snelling who resigned from the portfolio …
Pharmacy hosts ‘random acts of kindness’ day
A pharmacy in northern NSW has decided to “pay it forward” to customers by giving them gifts Customers at the Palms Pharmacy at Palms Central, Coffs Harbour may have been …
Top-ranked pharmacies win Perth, Mauritius holidays
Pharmacy Choice has celebrated the tenth anniversary of its Five Steps Incentive Program It announced the winners of this year’s program, who will enjoy a luxury holiday to Perth and …
Recall: Lax-Sachets
TGA and AFT Pharmaceuticals are recalling four batches due to incorrect instructions on the sachets Consumers and health professionals are advised that AFT Pharmaceuticals, in consultation with the TGA, is recalling four batches of Lax-Sachets. …
I’ve got 99 problems… and codeine is one
Results of a new study on the cost of OTC codeine informed the TGA in its upscheduling decision – but Guild says there is more to the story Researchers from …
Online GP and pharmacy services “second best”
Doctor and pharmacy groups criticise websites that offer online consultations, scripts and medication delivery Following the announcement that Qoctor – formerly known as Dr Sicknote – is now expanding its …
World news wrapup: 21 September 2017
Pharmacist faces life in jail over meningitis outbreak; pharmacy owner killed over 15¢; compounding trouble in LA Boston, Massachusetts: Pharmacist Glenn A Chin, the supervisory pharmacist from the compounding pharmacy …
The items thieves target in pharmacy
Tough economic times mean retailers are exposed to a greater likelihood of theft, warns the Australian Retailers Association chief Russell Zimmerman, executive director of the ARA, told the AJP today …
Now Canada’s considering a codeine change
Yet another country is considering upscheduling low-dose codeine products to prescription-only status Canada’s Department of Health is seeking feedback on its proposal to require all products containing codeine to be …
S3 esomeprazole to go S2
The Schedule 3 entry for proton-pump inhibitor esomeprazole is set to be deleted from 1 February 2018 The TGA delegate has made an interim decision to downschedule the PPI to Pharmacy …
Should all Australians get free flu vaccines?
Stakeholders are calling for the flu vaccination to be made available without cost to all Australians, including children Bastian Seidel, Royal Australian College of General Practitioners president, says in The …
APC announces Governing Council makeup
Four new directors are set to be appointed to the APC Governing Council One sitting director has also been reappointed, says Australian Pharmacy Council president Professor Debra Rowett. “A number …