medicinal cannabis
Government’s hands tied on medicinal cannabis PBS listing
Chronic pain patients who are struggling to cover the costs of medicinal cannabis treatments are being urged to talk to their pharmacists Legislation requiring medications to be approved by the …
Labor backs calls to protect medicinal cannabis patients
State government gives “in-principle support” for amendments to allow medicinal cannabis users to drive Legislation aimed at protecting patients using prescribed medicinal cannabis from losing their drivers licence if they …
World news wrapup: 18 July 2024
US pharmacists report record burnout; heritage Irish pharmacy shopfront to become museum; what pharmacy has in common with powerlifting Cranbury, New Jersey: US pharmacy publication Pharmacy Times has conducted a …
Publisher cops TGA’s ire
Regulator issues infringement notices over an article that allegedly “promoted the use or supply of medicinal cannabis” Publisher, News Life Media Pty Ltd, is facing three infringement notices totalling $56,340 …
Managing medicinal cannabis risk
PDL professional officer Kylie Neville discusses the issues pharmacists face when it comes to medicinal cannabis, with our podcast In the latest edition of the AJP podcast, our host, Carlene …
Call for action on cannabis
Former Guild president wants medicinal cannabis to be included on PBS The former national president of the Pharmacy Guild of Australia, George Tambassis, says his role on the board of …
Cannabis growth spiral sees stakeholders meet
Health stakeholders have met and agreed to look at several aspects of managing the growth of medicinal cannabis – including maintaining a balance between access and safety Ahpra and several …
Aurora Cannabis acquires MedReleaf
Global medicinal cannabis giant targets Australian market with MedReleaf takeover Canada’s Aurora Cannabis is eyeing significant grow in Australia through its acquisition of MedReleaf Australia. In a statement to …
WholeLife Pharmacy signs CanView partnership
Medicinal cannabis marketplace, CanView, to distribute WholeLife’s branded products under a new services agreement WholeLife Pharmacy is set to integrate Vitura Health’s CanView platform into its technology ecosystem as part …
Why have pharmacists sought help in 2023?
AJP podcast host speaks to PDL’s Gary West about the key questions pharmacists had over the past year – and forecasts some challenges and opportunities for 2024 Senior professional officer …
TGA acts on alleged unlawful advertising
Regulator pursues Federal Court action against CDA Clinics Qld Pty Ltd and its former director in relation to alleged unlawful promotion of medicinal cannabis The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has …
Medicinal cannabis
The prescribing and supply of medicinal cannabis is a rapidly expanding area of practice in Australia With this emerging field comes the need for comprehensive risk management considerations and strategies …