World news wrapup: 14 September 2023
NZ patients still learning about free copay; UK pharmacist’s antisemitic remarks re-examined; Brexit complicates Irish shortages New Zealand: Around 70% of eligible patients still do not realise that they no …
Poll: Should pharmacists keep protesting 60-day dispensing?
Two weeks after the policy came into play, emotions are still running high about 60-day dispensing. But is it time to stop protesting? The Community and Pharmacy Support Group, following …
Pay rates continue to rise: report
Workforce shortages and employee pharmacists seeking part-time roles are driving wage increases, a report reveals Data from the 2023 Raven’s Recruitment Pharmacy Salary and Market Report shows pharmacists’ wages are …
Rego cancelled after $360k Medicare fraud
A pharmacist with an impairment due to alcohol use has had her registration cancelled for three years A series of financial problems took place before a pharmacist began defrauding Medicare, …
Pharmacists climb ethics rankings
Allegations that pharmacists have been scaremongering in relation to 60-day dispensing are not damaging consumers’ perceptions of their ethics Data from the Governance Institute of Australia’s annual Ethics Index shows …
Handing over the keys
Angelo Pricolo pays tribute to a pharmacy stalwart, and mentor, who is leaving ownership after 46 years at one suburban pharmacy On 2 November 1977 (the day Gold and Black …
‘Doing nothing not an option’
Community pharmacies cannot afford to sit back to “wait and see” how 60-day dispensing impacts their business, a pharmacy group’s boss warns Pharmacies need to take proactive steps to mitigate …
Scholarship recipients named
Symbion and Guild Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander pharmacy student scholarship recipients announced Three students from across the country have been named as the inaugural winners of the Symbion and …
A first for RUM
TerryWhite Chemmart and Sanofi partner with the RUM Project to promote safe responsible medication disposal TerryWhite Chemmart has joined with Sanofi to raise awareness of the Return of Unwanted Medicines …
Fair Work backs Epic pay deal
Epic Pharmacy Services wins Fair Work Commission (FWC) approval for enterprise agreement Employees of Epic Pharmacy Services in Queensland are set to come under a new pay deal this week. …
Petition calls for 60-day U-turn
Government urged to “rethink” and “reverse” its double dispensing policy A petition, signed by 28 individuals, is calling for the federal government to renegotiate its 60-day dispensing policy “before millions …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby takes a look at the latest in research news Weight loss with subcutaneous semaglutide versus other glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists in type 2 diabetes Glucagon-like peptide 1 …