News
The week in review
It was pharmacy hunting season this week, as GPs and writers took aim at the sector First, Fairfax media ran a piece criticising pharmacy health checks, quoting a prominent RACGP …
Methotrexate misadventure
Following a patient’s death, PDL has issued a reminder to pharmacists to exercise their own judgement about whether it’s safe to dispense a prescribed medicine An inquest into the death …
$2.7M pharmacy sale goes bust
The purchaser attempted to rescind his contract by claiming he hadn’t been able to receive PBS approval in time… but the Supreme Court saw the story differently The $2,730,000 sale …
10 pharmacy products consumers don’t need: CHOICE
The consumer advocacy organisation has listed the top 10 over-the-counter medicines, supplements and health products it says are “best left on the shelf” CHOICE has published a list of 10 products …
Learning inclusivity
New offering for health professionals and organisations seeking to improve their inclusion practices to better serve the needs to LGBTI customers, clients and staff ACON Pride Training is offering training …
Optimising meds use in older patients
A new study is recruiting accredited pharmacists to examine how a support system can help in the management of older patients “People with dementia in the community setting are prescribed …
CWH article doesn’t fly with Guild
Chemist Warehouse is a “supermarket duck”, according to an article in the Australian Financial Review The AFR has taken aim at pharmacy regulations for the second time this week, in …
Pharmacy tests promote collaboration: banners
Two banner groups have spoken out in defence of pharmacy health checks, saying they help boost positive health outcomes Earlier this week, Fairfax media published a report which quoted Royal …
GPs refuse care due to cost
Bulk-billing doctors are leaving rural areas and refusing longer appointments for complex patients, the RACGP says Dr Bastian Seidel, president of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, has told …
Med safety project a coup
Pharmacy IT group to lead a new project to explore the impact of digital health records in improving patient medication safety The Fred IT Group has been named by the …
US state sues Walgreens, citing its role in opioid crisis
Kentucky is suing the country’s second-largest pharmacy chain, for allegedly failing to monitor its shipping and dispensing of large amounts of opioids Kentucky Attorney General Andy Beshear has filed suit …
Penalty over $22K pharmacy fraud
A South Melbourne pharmacy owner has been reprimanded and suspended for lodging 71 fraudulent PBS claims, which led to criminal charges A Victorian tribunal has censured the owner and operator …