Leading doc steers patients to pharmacy for jabs
Former deputy chief medical officer Dr Nick Coatsworth has suggested pharmacy as the best place for the general public to get their flu and covid jabs, given the GP shortage …
‘Every single pharmacist is a hero.’
PSA is asking politicians, healthcare professionals, and the public to thank their local pharmacists for their dedication to improving the health of communities Today, Thursday, 16 March 2023, marks the …
Your say: Paracetamol changes
In a bid to address self-poisoning among the general public, the TGA has recommended some restrictions on paracetamol access. What do you think? Earlier this year, the Therapeutic Goods Administration …
Pharmacy fix for ‘dog’s breakfast’ of vapes
The current rules around accessing e-cigarettes have “nothing to do with harm minimisation,” argues a researcher asking for all vapes to be accessed only through pharmacies Predatory retailers, manufacturers and …
WA to roll out ‘gamechanger’ on doctor shopping
Western Australia is set to get its own electronic system to monitor controlled drugs – but details are yet to emerge WA health minister Amber-Jade Sanderson has announced the ScriptCheckWA …
Pilot readying for takeoff
The North Queensland Community Pharmacy Scope of Practice Pilot has reached its first milestone with enrolment for training now open The Pharmacy Guild of Australia, Queensland Branch President Chris Owen …
The week in review
Double dispensing, pharmacist prescribing and women in pharmacy were all key issues which made the news this week We heard that some health practitioners have had their details stolen in …
Night cupboard, low staffing probed in hospital death
A coroner said the operation of a hospital pharmacy was key in the case of a woman who died after being given propranolol and verapamil – but made no recommendations …
PBS biosimilar drive more important than ever
Two new representatives have been welcomed to the GBMA Board, including a former pharmacist The Generic and Biosimilar Medicines Association Independent Chair, Professor Jane Halton and CEO, Marnie Peterson, welcomed …
‘What is it with the vitamins?’
A GP has penned a piece saying that selling “pseudo-medicinal products” in pharmacies lends them a sense of validity, comparing vitamins to bottled water NSW Central coast GP Dr Jon …
Guard your professional identity, warns group
One pharmacy stakeholder is worried that some prescribers’ identities have been stolen to make an Ozempic scam look more convincing And pharmacists concerned the same could have happened to them …
Hospital pharmacist shortfall risking lives: SHPA
End longstanding inequities to medicines access and access to hospital pharmacist workforce in NSW public hospitals, urges the SHPA The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia has released its 2023 …