The week in review
Phenelzine supply halted, new minimum rates for pharmacy workers, APP2021 dates announced and more This week we heard that the sponsor of Nardil (phenelzine sulfate) tablets has notified the TGA …
New rural health commissioner named
Various groups have welcomed the appointment of Associate Professor Ruth Stewart to the role of National Rural Health Commissioner Rural health advocate, medical practitioner and researcher Associate Professor Ruth Stewart has …
National e-prescribing imminent
Token model to go live outside of communities of interest in August, ADHA confirms, while Active Scripts List will roll out across the country in October E-prescribing is coming to …
Additional flu vax supplies now in pharmacies
Australia is in the “unenviable” situation of having to deal with COVID-19 at the same time as the onset of flu season, says George Tambassis Additional supplies of this year’s …
Pharmacy wage increase
New minimum rates for pharmacy workers now apply from 1 July The Fair Work Commission (FWC) recently handed down its Annual Wage Review Decision, in which it determined to increase …
New data reveals lower urgency ED visit prevalence
A large percentage of emergency department presentations could be managed more appropriately by community health services such as pharmacists More than one-third of presentations to hospital emergency departments (EDs) are …
Deadline for final CI claims
With funding for clinical interventions cancelled from 1 July, pharmacies are still encouraged to undertake them where there is a clinical need Funding for the clinical interventions program has ceased …
Poll: What do you think of the 7CPA?
We want to know what pharmacists think about the new Agreement, which comes into effect from today The long-awaited Seventh Community Pharmacy Agreement (7CPA) was signed in Canberra on 11 …
Prison term for fraud, opioid supply
A pharmacist has been sentenced to four years’ prison after pleading guilty to a conspiracy that involved healthcare fraud and illegal distribution of opioids Ray Ashley Dixon, a pharmacist who …
Looking at Aboriginal vaccine uptake
Nearly a third of survey respondents were unaware of their eligibility for free influenza vaccination, and more than half believed the vaccine could cause flu Researchers from the University of …
A script solution
Fred IT has been chosen as a winner in innovation for its WhatsApp prescription solution, with trials now in the works Fred IT Group is one of five winners of …
Men, and those aged 36-45 at higher risk of complaint
Fewer than 1% of pharmacists accounted for nearly a third of all complaints in Australia, according to new research A review of data on all pharmacists registered to practise in …