medicines shortages
Sanofi reassures on vaccine availability
Sanofi Pasteur, the vaccines division of Sanofi, has confirmed that it does have stock of Hepatitis A and Hepatitis A/Typhoid combination vaccines available in Australia The announcement follows recent media …
The week in review
We take a look back at the week in community pharmacy It’s been a difficult week for many, after news broke on Wednesday of the Grenfell Tower fire tragedy in …
Medicines shortages rife, say hospital pharmacists
Shortages are more prevalent than previously thought and pharmacists are struggling to keep up, survey reveals Results gathered from 280 health care facilities across Australia by the Society of Hospital …
Meningococcal vaccine update
More than half a million doses of Sanofi’s meningococcal vaccine, Menactra, have arrived in Australia The vaccine is indicated for people from two through to 55 years, to protect against …
The week in review
We take a look back at the week in pharmacy There’s growing concern that when codeine-containing analgesics are upscheduled early next year, consumers may turn to ibuprofen to manage pain… …
Forum: “Out of stock” at wholesalers
“Who has had enough of “out of stocks ” at wholesalers? “Have we had a survey on this yet , if not,may we ??” Post a comment Other current topics …
Metformin shortage update
Additional brands of extended release tablets have been added to the shortage list, while others are now more readily available Following the TGA’s metformin shortage alert in mid-June, some brands have now …
Medicines shortages affect most pharmacists
Eighty-five percent of you are affected by shortages on a regular basis, according to our latest poll Due to a shortage of both brands and generics, 76% of poll respondents …
Poll: How does your pharmacy deal with medicines shortages?
Many of you are stockpiling or resorting to overseas access to get required medications for patients AJP has received a great deal of feedback regarding our story on medicines shortages. …