Pharmacist prescribing: what the stakeholders said
The Pharmacy Board has now published the individual submissions it received on pharmacist prescribing… revealing doctor and specialist opposition In its latest communique, the Board says that it encourages all …
Notifications: what practitioners say they need
A new video from AHPRA outlines one health professional’s experience in receiving a notification “If there’s one thing I could do differently about that whole process, I would go and …
Concentration confusion
PDL has issued guidance on the difference between milligrams and millilitres – especially regarding doses for children during the cold season, as well as methadone “The colder weather sees a …
AMA’s response to TWCM promotion ‘hysterical,’ says Guild
The AMA’s national president has slammed a Terry White Chemmart/Bupa promotion as a “sneaky” way to introduce US-style health to Australia – a stance which has disappointed the Pharmacy Guild …
World news wrapup: 27 June 2019
Free scripts from NZ’s Woollies pharmacies; pharmacist goes viral after helping street dog; US pharmacist sentenced for drug theft and firearm offences Tauranga, New Zealand: Three supermarket pharmacies – owned …
Timely RTM crucial: PSA
South Australia has announced a real time monitoring system – but will it happen quickly enough for the PSA? The PSA has welcomed the South Australian Government’s Budget announcement that …
National approach needed on measles
The PSA has again called for a national approach to pharmacist vaccination, following the release of a study which looked at people with waning immunity who contracted measles The study, …
Guild ‘misrepresented and misquoted’
The Pharmacy Guild has spoken out saying it has been misrepresented in the mainstream media, following recent reports on the location rules and medicines pricing The Pharmacy Guild has commented …
Measles immunity ‘getting greyer’
Research into measles cases in Victoria has shown some people who were hospitalised with the disease had been vaccinated at least once in the past, but their immunity had waned …
A new agreement
National Pharmacies and PPA have reached an in-principle agreement which will see employees offered domestic violence leave and the right to request casual conversion PPA has announced that its delegates …
The Great Pharmacy Debate
Last week, a Chemist Warehouse survey found many rural residents were driving long distances to access discounted scripts in larger centres – but what else did it uncover? The Great …
Is the public losing trust in pharmacists?
A leading doctor claims that trust in pharmacists is eroding – thanks to their sales of complementary medicines Pharmacy stakeholders have hit back at comments from Dr Harry Nespolon, president …