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Mixed results on scheduling
Migraine treatment and immediate release ibuprofen set to be downscheduled, but no change to status of another high profile medicine The migraine treatment eletriptan is to move to Schedule 3 …
‘On the day, I won’t be alone.’
After losing her husband Andrew to suicide in 2017, Eva Tu is cycling 100 miles on RU OK? Day to fundraise for a pharmacy scholarship in his name – and …
Topping the charts
We list the world’s ten biggest selling medicines in 2019 Humira (Adalimumab) remained the world’s biggest selling medicine, in monetary terms, in 2019. The treatment for carious forms of arthritis, …
Cash, drugs stolen from former employer in ‘moment of weakness’
A pharmacist used a key to steal more than $4000 and drugs from a pharmacy safe, and was later found in possession of drugs including Ritalin and Oxycontin The Queensland …
‘This program gives them something to look forward to.’
To help reduce social isolation among older patients, WA intern pharmacist Tahlia Parisella set up a pen pal program between patients at her Bicton pharmacy and a local primary school …
AJP chats with… Angelo Pricolo
‘Greg Hunt, if you’re out there, please reconsider’: Talking about getting naloxone into more hands, harm minimisation and reducing stigma in the pharmacy… “The smallest side glance or comment, or …
Potential COVID contact at pharmacies
Another pharmacy has been added to Sydney’s watch list, with people who attended it on a day last week asked to monitor for symptoms of COVID-19 On Tuesday morning the …
‘Complex and overwhelming:’ medicines and CALD backgrounds
The safe use of medicines within multicultural communities is the main focus of Multicultural Health Week this year The NSW Department of Health cited research that shows that people from …
CWH enters buy now, pay later market
Chemist Warehouse has reportedly taken on a stake in a buy now, pay later service According to The Financial Review, the discounter has “thrown its weight” behind a new entry …
‘It could turn pharmacies into COVID petri dishes.’
COVID-19 testing in pharmacies will spread the disease “like wildfire” says union in declaring safety ban of trial, while PSA calls for moratorium Professional Pharmacists Australia (PPA) has called on …
‘Tester’ masks cop a spray
An Adelaide Hills pharmacy has been lambasted in the mainstream media for having “tester” masks on display, but the store says they were never intended for the public to try …
‘Pharmacists are more than capable and qualified to provide this service.’
A free COVID-19 vaccine could be available from as early as next year under an agreement signed Monday – and pharmacists are urging the Government to let them administer it …