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medicines shortages


The TGA is looking at cracking down on the compounding of injectable weight loss medicines, following the concerns it expressed last year The Therapeutic Goods Administration has announced that it …

Patients should not have to pay for unsubsidised morphine products brought in to manage the current shortage, says the SHPA Yesterday (28 February 2023), the AJP reported that the Therapeutic …

Greens Senator asks about the status of ADHD medicine, and slams government over extended expected shortage At last week’s (15 February 2024) Senate Estimates hearings, Greens Senator Jordan Steele-John outlined …

Manufacturing issues are continuing to hinder the supply of Zactin Tabs (fluoxetine 20 mg dispersible tablets), TGA warns  Alphapharm is forecasting that Zactin Tabs 20 mg dispersible tablets will continue to be …

Common ailments service leaves frontline pharmacists in tricky situation; empty pharmacy shelves in Gaza; Amazon cutting back pharmacy jobs UK: The UK’s Pharmacists Defence Association has criticised the way the …

Pharmacist snooped in ex-partner’s medical records; “Harmacy” documentary to showcase profession’s challenges; new NZ CWH raises concerns Joliette, Québec: A former pharmacy co-owner has been banned from practising after he …

Pharmacy staff are being forced to deal with medicines shortages, with 60-day dispensing not making life any easier, pharmacist warns  Suggestions from Department of Health and Aged Care bureaucrats, that …

Pharmacists accused in widespread Cyprus fake script scheme; medical student charged with murder of pharmacist wife; Argentinian hyperinflation hits drug stocks Cyprus: A number of pharmacists and doctors have been …

Walgreens staff walk off the job in protest at conditions; French pharmacists slam lack of transparency on shortages; pregnant woman given misoprostol in dispensing error US: More than 200 Walgreens …

Commonwealth policies are creating barriers for patients with diabetes to access vital medications.   It’s September 1923 and patients with diabetes are battling medicines supply shortages and significant out-of-pocket costs, and …

Patients may need to visit their pharmacy every day to access antibiotics; Shadow pharmacy minister wants the profession to do more; Nova Scotia to fast-track visas to boost pharmacy workforce  …

NZ patients still learning about free copay; UK pharmacist’s antisemitic remarks re-examined; Brexit complicates Irish shortages New Zealand: Around 70% of eligible patients still do not realise that they no …