Pharmacy Announcements
ACT pharmacist wins innovation award
Former Pharmacy of the Year winner scores UTS Innovative Pharmacist of the Year crown for patient communication platform ACT-based pharmacy owner, Brooke Young, is celebrating the success of her Clinicomm …
Webinar: OTC management of gastro-oesophageal reflux symptoms
Join Dr Brett MacFarlane on this live webinar for an overview of reflux symptoms and management, including optimal use of medicines 23 May 2023 | 7-8.00PM AEST Reflux symptoms are …
FIP vaccination focus
FIP has created a new resource to help encourage vaccination by pharmacists The International Pharmaceutical Federation is offering a new resource to help countries self-assess the readiness of their regulations …
Spikevax receives full TGA registration
Moderna’s Spikevax (elasomeran) has become the first Covid-19 vaccine to receive full registration in Australia Moderna’s application to transition Spikevax from provisional to full registration was approved by the Therapeutic …
Aged care project to take off
A new project is set to give care providers, consumers and policy makers crucial data on medicines use and safety in aged care homes The change comes via the recent …
Stewardship praised
Hospital pharmacists have paid tribute to the work of a health leader who was instrumental in the Covid-19 pandemic and in changes for pharmacy compounding The Society of Hospital Pharmacists …
Aussie elected to FIP Board of Pharmaceutical Practice
Australian representation on the International Pharmaceutical Federation’s (FIP’s) Board of Pharmaceutical Practice is continuing to grow Sydney-based consultant pharmacist, Tara Hehir, who was named as the new president of FIP’s …
APC opens consultation on MMR pharmacist training
Stakeholders are being invited to share their views on the Australian Pharmacy Council’s draft accreditation standards for aged care and medication management review (MMR) pharmacist training programs The APC has …
Penicillin V shortage prompts SSSI from TGA
Manufacturing issues responsible for Phenoxymethylpenicillin drought, says regulator A Serious Scarcity Substitution Instrument (SSSI) has been made by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) to help manage the shortage of the …
PSA makes Indigenous healthcare pledge
Gaps in healthcare services for Indigenous Australians need to be “urgently address” the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) believes A new position paper released the PSA reaffirmed its commitment to …
Pharmacy bodies declare support for Voice campaign
Leaders of two major pharmacy organisations are publicly backing the introduction of a First Nations Voice to Parliament Pharmacists are being urged to get behind the ‘Yes’ campaign ahead of …
The top ten
Fraud, medicine supply, ownership regulations and a certain discount giant were on our readers agenda over recent weeks These were the ten most read stories on our website from 12 …