UK pharmacy gets reprieve from £170 million cut
The UK’s pharmacy sector has earned a reprieve from a planned cut to the sector which were to have seen its funding slashed by 6% next month. Pharmacy Minister David …
‘Codeine road trips’ less likely, but there’s still a way to go
The number of stories such as the tale of “Britney,” who reportedly goes on cross-border trips to buy codeine, are likely to have plummeted since the introduction of MedsASSIST, stakeholders …
New Hepatitis C treatment TGA registered
The TGA has registered a new treatment regimen for the treatment of chronic Hepatitis C. MSD announced that Zepatier (elbasvir/grazoprevir) with or without ribavirin has been registered by the TGA …
Rivaroxaban resource now available
The Guild Pharmacy Academy has launched a new course on rivaroxaban. With the end of the CPD year fast approaching, the Guild Pharmacy Academy has announced another new online course …
Sick notes one way to take up GP burden
Community pharmacies have the skills, expertise and infrastructure to help ease the burden on GPs which the medical profession believes is a drain on the effective use of doctors’ time …
National Advanced Practice Credentialling now open
Pharmacists seeking to have their advancing practice formally recognised can now register for the second round of the National Credentialing program through the Australian Pharmacy Council. APC CEO Bronwyn Clark …
‘A pharmacy without a pharmacist is a shop.’
A pharmacy without a pharmacist is just a shop, the president of the UK’s Royal Pharmaceutical Society has told a conference Any Amazon-isation of pharmacy would be to the detriment …
SHPA Residency Program kicks off
Directors of pharmacy and clinical educators from over 50 hospitals from around Australia were present in Sydney at SHPA’s launch of its Residency Program today. “SHPA today planted the seeds …
Review forums ‘very busy and enjoyable,’ says King
The past five weeks of consultation have been “very busy and enjoyable,” Professor Stephen King has said in a message to stakeholders in the Review of Pharmacy Remuneration and Regulation. …
Study confirms mutation and high breast cancer risk link
A massive global study has confirmed that the risk of developing breast cancer from some relatively rare genetic changes is similar to that from the more common BRCA 1 and …
PBS changes reduce testosterone access
Around half of all Australian men presenting to a GP with testosterone deficiency are missing out on subsidised treatment A white paper produced by Frost & Sullivan shows that the …
Bryan Hann is WA Pharmacy Assistant of the Year
Bryan Hann from Castletown Chemist has been chosen to represent Western Australia at the national finals of the 2016 Pharmacy Assistant of the Year Award. This year the Pharmacy Guild …