Pharmacy Announcements
Gance and Verrocchi families soar up ‘rich list’
Chemist Warehouse founders among Australia’s top 20 richest families, the Australian Financial Review reports Sigma Healthcare’s merger with Chemist Warehouse has seen the wealth of the discounter’s founders soar in the …
Metformin shortages prompt SSSI
Pharmacists get green light to substitute metformin 1000 mg immediate-release tablets under SSSI The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has issued a Serious Scarcity Substitution Instrument (SSSI) in response to shortages …
‘Reconciliation is not just a commitment’
Pharmacy education accreditation body reaffirms commitment to embedding reconciliation in its actions The Australian Pharmacy Council (APC) is embracing the theme of this year’s National Reconciliation Week, ‘Bridging now to …
PDL names student grant winners
Three pharmacy students will receive grants of $5000 to attend a conference of their choice University of South Australia pharmacy students, Janella Leombruno and Erin Fawcett, and Monash University’s Huynh …
Teething powder recall
Concerns over a packaging fault are behind a recall of a single batch of a product used to relieve discomfort in teething infants A fragment of glass found in a …
The week in review
Victoria to offer free pharmacy consults, registrations on the rise and the impact of distractions and stress on errors were among the topics that got pharmacists talking this week In …
Pharmacy rejoins Amcal with lessons to share
Chemist Warehouse’s merger with Sigma Healthcare has brought one pharmacy back to the Amcal banner After almost 30 years under the My Chemist brand, a Melbourne pharmacy is returning to …
TGA issues updated warnings for RSV vaccines
Safety information for two RSV vaccines is being updated to “reflect the low risk of people contracting Guillain-Barre syndrome following vaccination Immunisers are being advised to be aware of the …
ED handbook for pharmacists
Pharmacists get evidence-based guidance to support men’s self-care to manage erectile dysfunction The International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) is rolling out a new handbook to help pharmacists to provide support to …
Credentialed pharmacist to lead PSA Tasmanian branch
Interdisciplinary champion elected president of the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia’s Tasmanian branch Credentialed pharmacist, Joanne Gross, will succeed Mark Kirschbaum as leader of the Tasmanian branch of the PSA. …
ANZCAP benefits program announced
ANZCAP Elevate supports the importance of annually renewed and active recognition, says AdPha Advanced Pharmacy Australia (AdPha) has revealeded ANZCAP Elevate, the annual benefits programs for practitioners currently recognised by …
May MIMS update
Some of the recent changes to the medicines landscape, with new products, indications, contraindications, presentations and safety related changes New Products Dexrazoxane (Dexrazoxane-Reach) is an analogue of ethylene diamine tetra-acetic …