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Compounding guidelines update
The Pharmacy Board says its work to revise the currently postponed section “Expiry of compounded parenteral medicines” of the Guidelines on compounding of medicines is nearing completion “We expect to …
Whooping cough cases on the rise
South Australians are being warned to get vaccinated against whooping cough as cases soar Latest data show a 50% increase in cases compared to the same time last year. To …
New PBS listings
Health Minister Greg Hunt has highlighted a number of new drugs to gain PBS listing The new listings are worth $142 million, Mr Hunt says. Vorinostat (Zolinza) will be available …
Prepare now on payment surcharges
The ACCC is urging small business owners to start preparing now for the ban on excessive payment surcharges The ban will apply to all businesses across Australia from 1 September …
TerryWhite Chemmart kicks off first annual expo
A Chemplus expo has been widened to welcome all members of the TerryWhite Chemmart group More than 350 people, including hundreds of pharmacy owners and pharmacy staff, have come together …
From knitting to lawnmowers: more GPs slam Amcal pathology
Pharmacy pathology screening has been likened to “getting your car serviced at the lawn mower shop” by a leading GP Dr Edwin Kruys, Acting President of the Royal Australian College …
“For love of my family, medicines need to be locked”
Parents share their medicines safety strategies as part of RUM consumer awareness campaign The Return of Unwanted Medicines (RUM) project has partnered with online community Mum Central to spread the …
Forum: Patient confusion over recommended dose
An AusPharm member states: “Had a patient talking to me about these today. I hadn’t paid attention to the wording before. Does anyone want to hazard a guess at what …
Pharmacists should ‘stick to their knitting’
AMA president Dr Michael Gannon has drawn ire for telling pharmacists to “stick to their knitting” over pathology tests After Sigma announced that it would offer pathology health screenings throughout …
Balancing the books
What are the business implications of the 2017 Federal Budget? Peter Bembrick of HLB Mann Judd explains some key changes Instant write-off The Government confirmed that the small business instant …
The week in review
Pharmacy has been under fire from several directions this week, as the dust settles following the release of the King review interim paper Pharmacy was condemned in mainstream media this …
Skincare: time to reap the rewards
While pharmacy has the largest market share in skincare, there’s more to be done to leverage the category, writes Leanne Philpott Australia’s skincare market is worth $1.86 billion… and with …