NAPSA approves UNSW branch
UNSW’s pharmacy society given green light to join NAPSA The National Australian Pharmacy Students’ Association (NAPSA) has confirmed the University of NSW’s Pharmacy Students’ Society (UNSW PharmSoc) as its newest …
Owner suspended over expired Covid jabs
Pharmacy owner suspended after expired Covid-19 vaccines were administered in-store The Pharmacy Board of Australia has suspended the owner of a Tasmanian pharmacy where patients were given doses of expired …
No to pharmacist initiated Covid antivirals
Government says “no” to funding pharmacist prescribing of Covid-19 antiviral medications Labor will not implement a recommendation from the House Standing Committee on Health, Aged Care and Sport, to allow pharmacists …
Pharmacists get green light to treat skin conditions
A state government adds skin conditions to pharmacists’ scope as part of prescribing trial Pharmacists will soon be able to treat shingles and mild plaque psoriasis, under Victoria’s Community Pharmacist …
Blister pack recycle comes to the NT
Northern Territory pharmacy group launches free blister pack recycling program Patients in the Northern Territory can now bring used blister packs to selected pharmacies and health clinics for recycling as …
Pharmacies join new palliative care network
Terminally ill patients given improved access to end-of-life medications through community pharmacy network Select community pharmacies across South Australia are now stocking palliative care medications as part of a measure …
Lawyers and accountants manipulating ownership rules
Pharmacists are being forced to sign up to commercial deals that shift control over their pharmacies to third parties, Guild believes Proposed legislation before the Queensland state parliament must “restore …
Alphapharm extends fluoxetine shortage
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 …
Butler urged to revisit remote dispensing
Labor urged to reverse decision to ban pharmacists from using telehealth services to improve medicines access in rural areas Opposition whip, Rowan Ramsey, is calling on the government to enable …
AFT lifts profit guidance after weak start
Hikma Pharmaceutical’s first sale of Maxigesic IV in the US delivers boost for AFT Pharmaceuticals AFT Pharmaceuticals – the owner of the Maxigesic ibuprofen/paracetamol combination drug – has raised its …
Pharmacy in limbo as 8CPA deadline looms
CAPS not confident that the Guild and government will reach a fair deal before the next tranche of 60-day dispensing starts Pharmacy owners are being urged to write to Labor …
Slower pharmacy distribution sales hit Wesfarmers Health
Priceline delivers “pleasing sales results” for Wesfarmers Health, as pharmacy distribution sales dip Australian Pharmaceutical Industries’ (API) parent company Wesfarmers Health says it’s continuing to plow ahead with its transformation, …