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Poll: Is your pharmacy providing booster shots?
The pharmacy COVID-19 booster shot program began last week… but some pharmacies are declining to participate. Tell us what you think in our poll In recent weeks, a number of …
Practical management and operations topics
Pharmacists seeking practical advice on how to run a pharmacy more efficiently and effectively can experience a dedicated management and operations stream at APP2022 The stream at the upcoming conference …
Fentanyl focus
A doctor who “did not understand how strong fentanyl is compared with morphine” is awaiting a Tribunal decision as to his future The NSW Health Care Complaints Commission has issued …
Surge in continued dispensing, job vacancies
Fluctuation of dispensing and employment patterns over the past few years reflects the impact of the pandemic, new reports on the Australian pharmacy industry reveal Recent data on dispensing and …
Cartel plea from supplier
The supplier of an ingredient used in anti-spasmodic medicines has pleaded guilty to criminal cartel conduct In a statement Tuesday the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission said that Alkaloids of …
Pharmacy recycling program launched
An Australian-first trial program will allow consumers to recycle their empty OTC medicine blister packs at selected pharmacies Chemists’ Own has partnered with TerraCycle Australia & New Zealand and Pharmacy Alliance …
Indirect dispensing model under fire
A NSW pharmacist owner has fronted a tribunal over “extreme concerns” related to his involvement with compounding and dispensing for online platforms, and other complaints A Sydney proprietor of multiple …
Reconciliation on the agenda
The Australian Pharmacy Council has announced the launch of its Reflect Reconciliation Action Plan, formally endorsed by Reconciliation Australia The Council says it will launch the RAP at its annual Emeritus …
‘We were pharmacists, we self-medicated.’
A pharmacist has made an extraordinary claim about the drug-taking habits of pharmacists as he appeared at a Tribunal hearing The Herald Sun has reported that a Melbourne pharmacist was …
Three million milestone ahead
Community pharmacies have now administered more than two million COVID-19 vaccine doses, and are on track for three million, says one leading pharmacist Pharmacy Guild of Australia national president Trent …
$50k+ fine over counterfeit ED drugs
The TGA has handed $53,280 worth of infringement notices to a company for the alleged export, supply and advertising of counterfeit erectile dysfunction medicines The Therapeutic Goods Administration has said …
The week in review
This week the headlines were all about vaccination, and the future of pharmacy with submissions to the National Medicines Policy Review This week we reported on submissions to the National …