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Change afoot in the ACT… but more could be done
The ACT’s territory-wide Digital Health Record has now gone live in hospitals… while one stakeholder calls for a scope of practice trial “On behalf of the hospital pharmacy sector I …
Twitter Blue’s health hoax meltdown
Drug company Eli Lilly’s share price drops 5% as fake account declares “free insulin” – while Australian state government “CHO” appears to bring back enforced mask wearing The shares of …
Pharmacy wholesaler’s $4.4m ‘phoenixing’ fail
Four year ban on managing companies after bankruptcies left creditors and ATO multi-millions out-of-pocket A pharmacy wholesaler director who engaged in illegal so-called phoenixing activity has been disqualified from …
New scope trial a script for ‘the collapse of general practice’
Doctors are up in arms about the “madness” of newly announced NSW pharmacy scope of practice and UTI trials, as the Premier says the state can’t wait for GPs to …
The top ten
An update on an ongoing drug shortage was our top story over the last month, while regulatory and CWH articles also featured in the top 10 These were the ten …
‘Let’s help the community as much as we can.’
Disaster planning which includes pharmacy is needed as the climate changes, says one public hospital pharmacy director who sprang into action when Victoria’s flood emergency slammed the area The AJP …
The week in review
An outcry over paracetamol made the news this week, as we reflect on how pharmacists stepped up during the flood crisis, plus an update on Ozempic The proposed changes to …
Pharmacist’s ‘emphatic’ remorse after stealing from CWH
The Pharmacy Board has issued a statement about a pharmacist who misappropriated prescription-only pain medication and stole money from the Chemist Warehouse where she worked. The Victorian Civil and Administrative …
A lucrative year
Community pharmacy saw a $1.39B net profit during the first year of the 7CPA and a greater uptake of services, according to latest report Net profit rose significantly for the …
‘Feeble attempt to degrade pharmacists’ slammed as lies
The AMA has “deliberately” distorted the aim of an event designed to highlight medicines safety, says the Pharmacy Guild Earlier during Medicines Safety Week (7-13 November 2022), the Pharmaceutical Society’s …
‘It’s going to be a long recovery for our little community.’
Changes to the Safety Net 20-day rule and emergency supply could help when patients are cut off from towns by flood waters, says one pharmacist helping people who may be …
National vacancy for Professional Officer
PDL is looking for a new Professional Officer… Pharmaceutical Defence Limited (PDL) is a member owned organisation supporting around 31,000 pharmacist members and the pharmacy profession. The leading risk advisors …