Keeping your hair on
Leading hair-loss treatment could be set to move to pharmacist-only category Regulators are set to decide on a request to down-schedule a leading hair-loss treatment to the S3 (Pharmacist Only) …
GP suspended over IGF-1
A medical practitioner has been suspended for four months after she was found to have improperly prescribed peptides The GP was suspended by the State Administrative Tribunal in Western Australia …
Prevalent dark web drug a ‘biohazard’
Researchers say a new report “lifts the lid” on a significant new synthetic opioid market on the dark net A new study from the Australian National University has found that …
‘Someone will die needlessly.’
A former Guild state president has lashed out at current and proposed Government policy, saying the PBS is already “crumbling” Ian Todd, an honorary life member of the Pharmacy Guild …
Battling a ‘turnstile’ system?
Guild leaders highlight doctor article, saying it confirms what they’ve been saying about ‘five-minute medicine’ A Sydney general practitioner has written an article for The Australian pointing out the difficulties …
Ditch the motherhood statements
Pharmacies are being ill-served by generic mission statements written up by their banner group head office, says Glenn Guilfoyle Too often when I ask an owner to have a look …
The week in review
As Australia enters federal election mode, it’s been a busy week in politics and in pharmacy This week Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced the much-anticipated federal election, setting the date …
Methadone costs ‘not fair’
Leading doctors and the PSA’s Chris Freeman have called for full Federal Government subsidy for methadone treatment, as concerns over opioid dependency grow Out of pocket costs for people accessing …
Forced tapering and cessation: opioid consequences
Australian pain stakeholders have spoken out about the unintended consequences of limiting opioid prescribing, as the US makes new recommendations on the matter The US Food and Drug Administration has …
Poll: Who’s got your vote?
We’re off to the polls in a few weeks, and opinion is already divided about which party represents the best option for the pharmacy sector as a whole Click here …
More support for pharmacists
Pharmacists should be empowered by the incoming government, says PSA in response to the election date announcement Following this week’s Federal election date announcement, the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) …
Doubling down
RACGP and CHF have called on the Federal government to rethink its 60-day dispense decision, but the Guild tells doctors to stop ‘meddling in pharmacy matters’ The Royal Australian College …