‘On Sunday afternoon I waded into the pharmacy…’
There are “big gaps” in continued dispensing particularly when it comes to mental health, says one pharmacy owner in telling his tale of helping his community through Victoria’s major flood …
Real-time flag not a blanket no
We asked what you think is a reasonable store or banner group policy for declining S8 supply – and here’s what you said Recently, writer Jasper Peach reported for Hireup …
World news wrapup: 10 November 2022
New Zealand pharmacy leader calls for inappropriate prescribing crackdown; sentence reduced for Canadian pharmacist who faked robbery; pharmacist drowns providing health care New Zealand: A leading pharmacist has urged authorities …
WHO teams with pharmacy stakeholder
The World Health Organization has signed a memorandum of understanding with the five members of the World Health Professions Alliance, including pharmacy The organisations involved include the World Dental Federation …
Wizard Pharmacy brings magic for sick kids
Wizard Pharmacy has launched the third year of its Starlight Giving Tree appeal The appeal helps raise money for sick children and their families at the Starlight Children’s Foundation. The …
Chemist Warehouse launches new limitless online marketplace
Melbourne pharmacy mavericks team up with one of Australian tech’s brightest hopes to create “unlimited digital shelf space” Chemist Warehouse (CWH) has launched a new online marketplace which vastly expands …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Pharmacist interventions in osteoporosis management A systematic review of 16 articles has shown that pharmacist inventions improve investigation, treatment, adherence and …
Community pharmacies hit 9m vax milestone
Nearly half of all Australians getting their COVID-19 shots are now getting them done in pharmacies Nine million doses of COVID-19 vaccines have now been administered through community pharmacies since …
Social media storm over paracetamol review
Chronic pain advocate says proposed upscheduling changes ‘not supported by…community’ in response to Tassone post A social media post by Victorian Pharmacy Guild president Anthony Tassone voicing concerns about proposed …
‘Do not be afraid to exercise your independent professional judgment.’
PRU director warns that pharmacists are being targeted by criminal networks for high-risk medications, with the council continuing to receive complaints Criminal networks are targeting pharmacists to obtain high-risk medicines …
Ban all supermarket paracetamol sales: Guild
Peak body submission to ACMS on proposed changes to paracetamol scheduling goes “off-proposal” to voice broad opposition to all general sales The Pharmacy Guild has used its submission to the …
No Ozempic until end of March 2023: TGA
TGA says the diabetes drug will be unavailable from mid-November until end of March next year – but drug company’s message is not quite so bleak The lingering months-long shortage …