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Poll: has there been a ‘significant net addition’ to your role?
Has your role changed and its scope increased enough to justify an increase in the award wage? Last week, the AJP reported on the Pharmacy Guild’s submission to the Fair …
Shortages protocol mooted
A proposed protocol for managing and communicating medicines shortages has the backing of the SHPA Under the changes suggested by the TGA, medicine suppliers would be required to report all …
TGA well trusted by stakeholders: survey
But pharmacists have “fluctuating confidence” in the regulatory body, according to survey results An online survey conducted by the TGA for 2017 has found variation in confidence in the TGA …
EpiPen supply issues to continue indefinitely
While Pfizer is working to achieve ongoing availability, it reportedly cannot commit to a specific time when the supply constraint will be fully resolved Mylan/Alphapharm, the sponsor of EpiPens, has …
The week in review
The Fair Work case was a hot topic this week, as was the perennial topic of flu vaccination The Pharmacy Guild‘s George Tambassis wrote to members explaining the organisation’s submission …
Ad mentioning codeine comes under fire
Advertising for an ibuprofen/paracetamol combination painkiller is under investigation, says mainstream media… but are the allegations true? A spokesperson for the Federal Health Department reportedly told the Daily Telegraph that …
Eight ways to simplify workplace relations
The Pharmacy Guild has welcomed a position paper from the Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman on workplace relations simplification The Ombudsman, former pharmacist and former ACT Chief Minister Kate …
Flesh-eating ulcer research gets boost
The Victorian and Federal Governments are providing funding for research into the flesh-eating Buruli ulcer Health Minister Greg Hunt has announced that the Turnbull Government is stumping up $1.5 million, …
Smartphone ban teenagers’ wake-up call
Teenagers missing out on sleep due to screen time, stress and caffeine: Report A new report from VicHealth and the Sleep Health Foundation found that the average teenager only got …
‘Don’t listen to the anti-vaxxers’
While an anti-vax message warning pregnant women against flu vaccination is spreading around social media channels, health leaders are saying otherwise An anti-vaccination message claiming that the FluQuadri vaccination is …
Advice from the coalface
New pharmacist advisory board formed to assist wholesaler in directing banner groups Sigma Healthcare has announced the creation of the Amcal Guardian National Council (AGNC), a representative body of working …
A third of Portuguese get flu jab in pharmacy
FIP is marking World Immunization Week by posting on social media about how pharmacists help boost vaccine coverage International Pharmaceutical Federation president Dr Carmen Peña has announced that the organisation …