Crohn’s, leukaemia, acromegaly treatments listed
The Turnbull Government is listing almost half a billion dollars’ worth of new medicines from 1 September “Without subsidy from the Turnbull Government, these medicines cost patients as much as …
Pharmacy urged to back codeine upschedule
The RACGP has used International Overdose Awareness Day to tell pharmacy to support the codeine upschedule August 31 is Overdose Awareness Day, held worldwide to raise awareness of overdose, reduce …
Revenue up, profit down as TWC rebrand speeds ahead
While costs associated with the Terry White and Chemmart merger hurt profits, the Terry White Group expects a sunny outlook Terry White Group, the parent of TerryWhite Chemmart, has reported …
Dispensing fees a barrier to addiction treatment
Australia is on track to emulate the US-style drug overdose crisis, a new report shows The Penington Institute’s Australia’s Annual Overdose Report 2017 has shown that diverted fentanyl is killing …
Excessive surcharges banned
New rules come into force tomorrow regarding payment surcharges From 1 September 2017, every business across Australia will be banned from charging customers excessive surcharges for using certain types of …
True opioid killer revealed
New research has revealed the hidden killer behind the prescription opioid epidemic New research published by the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre found Australians may opt for secrecy rather …
New program to treat pharmaceutical addiction
Australia still fails to treat drug and alcohol misuse as the health issues they are, says one expert Dr Tamsin Short, executive director of Drug and Alcohol Services at Connect4Health, …
World news wrapup: 31 August 2017
Illegal EPO sales in Ethiopia revealed; UK drones to avoid pharmacy “walk of shame,” hepatitis drug protest in Pakistan UK: One online pharmacy is hoping to deliver emergency contraception and …
Pharmacy helps during Harvey
The pharmacy sector is stepping up to help Americans affected by the devastating hurricane in Texas Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price has declared a public health emergency in …
‘If I make an error, am I a good person?’
The stress experienced by pharmacists could mean the profession loses its “best and brightest,” warns one stakeholder “Stress experienced by pharmacists is not a new concept and is in part …
Time out: slapdown for pharmacy radio critic
A radio personality has been widely criticised after she posted an online rant about a 15 minute waiting time for a prescription to be dispensed In a video posted on …
Bactroban shortage over
Production issues now resolved, manufacturer tells TGA Manufacturing issues that led to a shortage of the impetigo treatment Bactroban have been resolved, the TGA says. GSK, manufacturer of the treatment …