PSOTY winner revealed
Zoe Robinson from the Queensland University of Technology is the Pharmacy Student of the Year The Pharmacy Student of the Year (PSOTY) awards recognise and celebrate outstanding pharmacy students by …
Call for quality over quantity
Pharmacists are incentivised to dispense more and more scripts under the current pharmacy model, but are “almost penalised” for spending time with the patient, argues leader A sustainable funding model …
Fit for purpose
Health Minister announces pharmacist committee members for the National Medicines Policy review, set to begin in August Two pharmacists will join the committee for the National Medicines Policy review, Minister …
Surge in deaths linked to pregabalin
Pharmaceuticals contributed to more than three-quarters of deaths last year, but SafeScript may have helped reduce methadone deaths, new coroner’s report reveals Overdose rates in Victoria have gradually increased over …
Drug-induced liver injury linked to pharmacy supplements
Pharmacists have been urged to educate consumers after a new study revealed the “potential dangers” of herbal and dietary supplements Increasing numbers of people have been hospitalised with drug-induced liver …
Pharmacy hits one million milestone
Pharmacists have administered over one million influenza vaccines to Australians, according to data from the Australian Immunisation Register As of Sunday 18 July, pharmacists have administered over one million influenza …
Making a fortune
My Chemist and Chemist Warehouse co-founders jump more than 30 places up the AFR Rich List, seeing their wealth increase by nearly 70% since COVID-19 hit My Chemist Retail Group …
A heady brew
Can pharmacies really promote “vaccines, beer and nicotine” all at once under new TGA authorisations? Pharmacies can offer alcohol as an incentive while also promoting COVID-19 vaccination and the availability …
‘Today is the day we have been waiting for.’
Prime Minister gives go-ahead for nearly 4,000 community pharmacies across the country to join the COVID-19 vaccination rollout within weeks All eligible community pharmacies across Australia will finally be able …
World News Wrapup: 22 July 2021
Italian company fined $31m for charging “exorbitantly high and unfair” drug price; 340 premises “sealed” in Nigerian crackdown; US pharmacist pleads guilty over multimillion-dollar healthcare fraud scheme The Hague, The …
Some pharmacies ‘very disappointed’ at missing out
Eight pharmacies in regional Victoria have started vaccinating for Covid-19, with seven outer metro pharmacies including two Chemist Warehouses to join them The Commonwealth has given the green light for …
‘Demand for vaccinations has been incredible.’
“Grateful” patients line up for Covid-19 vaccination at community pharmacies as rollout gains momentum On Friday, Narromine Pharmacy in Narromine, a town located around 450km north-west of Sydney, began administering …