TGA strengthens warnings for broad-spectrum antibiotics
More prominent warnings added to Product Information (PI) and Consumer Medicine Information (CMI) for all oral and injectable fluoroquinolones Updated warnings regarding rare side effects are being added to PI …
Sigma to join ASX50 as Ramsay drops out
Stock market rebalancing sees wholesaler named among Australia’s top 50 biggest listed companies Sigma Healthcare will officially join the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) 50 on Monday 24 March 2025 following …
Sodium valproate warning
Manufacturer adds new paternal exposure warnings to the Product Information and Consumer Medicine Information for Epilim Sanofi-Aventis is adding warnings to its Epilim (sodium valproate) anticonvulsant medication following the publication …
Sigma appoints new chief pharmacist
Discount Drug Store franchisee named as Sigma’s chief pharmacist Pharmacy owner, Lia Mahony, will represent pharmacists across Sigma Healthcare’s retail brands as the wholesaler’s chief pharmacist. Mahony, the Tamworth Discount …
Emergency meds access ‘needs to be simplified’
Measures enabling pharmacists to provide emergency supplies of subsidised medicines under continued dispensing need to be revised, pharmacy bodies say Pharmacy organisations are calling for the restoration of Covid-19-era continued …
Independent backs expanded prac payments
Healthcare students get political support for campaign to extend the Commonwealth Prac Payment program to all undertaking mandatory placements Nurse and midwife-turned federal MP, Dr Helen Haines, is joining health …
Banner groups: finding the right fit
There’s safety in numbers, but pharmacists need to carefully consider a range of factors when deciding which franchise they should join, writes Nick O’Donoghue Pharmacy owners have plenty of …
Pharmacy braces for Cyclone Alfred
Pharmacy owners prepare to be there for patients when cyclone strikes Just three years after floods hit Northern NSW, the owners of Varela and Swift Pharmacy in Muwillumbah are getting …
‘Jobseekers spoilt for choice’
Employee pharmacists have plenty of options with more than 3000 vacancies across Australia, recruiter reports Pharmacists have more employment opportunities than ever before, so owners looking to recruit top talent …
Culture key to attracting and retaining top talent
Pharmacy owners urged to foster “team-oriented environment” to secure the profession’s best candidates Pharmacies that “actively listen to and accommodate the evolving needs of their workforce” have greater success in …
Pharmacy skin conditions trial extended
State government extends trial due to “lower-than-anticipated consumer uptake” Pharmacists participating in the dermatology component of the NSW community pharmacy trial will be able to continue to treat minor skin …
Get ready for Alfred
Pharmacists urged to ensure patients in Northern NSW and Southeastern Queensland are prepared for the likely impacts of Cyclone Alfred Pharmacy owners operating in the forecast path of Cyclone Alfred …