Clinical tips: Medicinal cannabis
Tony Hall, Esther Lau and Lisa Nissen take a look at the current state of play with medicinal cannabis Patient demand for medicinal cannabis is still growing. Currently, there are …
The week in review
It’s been a busy week at the Pharmacy Guild, plus there’s been scrutiny on aged care and non-pharmacist ownership models The Fair Work Commission released documents showing that we’re now …
A flawed agenda
The Government’s current narrow focus on 60-day dispensing and the $1 discount is doing little to ease fears that universal access to medicines is under threat from its determination to …
A new experience
Webstercare’s new website aims to enhance the experience of both pharmacy and aged care clients Medication management industry leader Webstercare has launched it’s new website with “cutting-edge content to enhance …
TWC aims for 500
TerryWhite Chemmart has announced a plan for network growth and a ‘Performance Promise’ in a joint statement with parent company EBOS In the week prior to TerryWhite Chemmart’s pharmacist education …
Ramsay reports $2.7b Australian revenue
The healthcare giant says its community pharmacy franchise network is performing well, but also reports “challenging conditions” in Australia, citing the bushfires and coronavirus threat Ramsay Health Care has reported total …
No costs for appeal of S8, S4D ban
A Sydney GP will not receive payment of costs by Medical Council of NSW following Impaired Registrants Panel, but he will be allowed to continue prescribing S8 and S4D drugs A …
Undisclosed Sibutramine, Orlistat
Australians have been urged to bring any unused Bling Bling Sister BBS Superman capsules to their pharmacy for safe disposal The TGA has announced that Bling Bling Sister BBS Superman …
Woman diagnosed with ‘urinary auto-brewery syndrome’
Doctors in the US have reported the first known case of a woman who urinates alcohol The doctors published their findings in the Annals of Internal Medicine, in a bid …
HMR cap raised, but more help needed
The monthly cap for the Home Medicines Review Program is set to increase from 20 to 30 HMRs in March The Department of Health announced the change to the cap …
A new award is coming
The Pharmacy Guild of Australia and Professionals Australia are due to meet before the Fair Work Commission next month to finalise the ongoing review of the Pharmacy Industry Award We’ve …
‘Patients deserve better.’
Guild calls out deregulation as US system exposed as a “profit-before-all-else pharmacy racket” A recent exposé in the New York Times has alleged that Walgreens pharmacy employees are under significant …