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GPs best for flu jab: AMA
GPs can offer the best advice and support for flu vaccinations, the AMA says as it calls for people to start getting immunised The Australian Medical Association has reissued its …
Solving a policy enigma
Successful integration into general practice and aged care will offer pharmacists autonomy and boost medications management, says a leading GP The developing of the role of pharmacists working in general …
Restricting access
Keep COVID vaccine out of discount stores and shopping centres: AMA says The Australian Medical Association has called for COVID-19 vaccinations to be kept away from common community pharmacy locations. …
Left out again
“Confusion and frustration” are rife over the seeming exclusion of community pharmacy from COVID vaccine rollout plans, a Guild leader says Community pharmacy is expressing “confusion and frustration” over its …
The climate crisis: a ‘clear and present need’
Experts are warning that Australia needs to be much better prepared for the health impacts of climate change Despite a “clear and present need, Australia still lacks a nationwide adaptation …
Melatonin move supported
Call for comment on October deadline for Melatonin Pharmacist Only downscheduling, as doctors back S3 decision The Therapeutic Goods Administration has issued a call for further public submissions on its …
New faces at the top
The Australian Medical Association has elected a new leadership team The AMA has elected a new President, Dr Omar Khorshid, and Vice President, Dr Chris Moy. The election, at the …
Opioids under review
TGA flags changes to prescription opioid regulations following consultation The TGA has given notice that changes will be made to the pack sizes, dosage and advice supplied with prescription opioids …
AMA ‘missed the fundamental question: why?’
The AMA has called for the relaxation of pharmacy ownership laws, saying this would improve access to medications On Monday the AMA released its updated Position Statement on the Ethical …
Sticking to the script
The Pharmacy Board has revealed its position on pharmacist prescribing, and the responses to it have been wildly divergent The release of the Pharmacy Board of Australia’s position statement on …
Pharmacists ‘crucial’ to the healthcare team
Doctors and nurses join forces in call for investment into aged care services, but pharmacists need to be added to the conversation The Australian Medical Association (AMA), jointly with the …
GP-owned dispensing pharmacists ‘world’s best practice’?
Doc group argues for GP-owned dispensing pharmacists, but Guild says it’s a “tit-for-tat” reaction to “battery hen” medicine—while PSA maintains separation of prescribing and dispensing is “paramount” The Australian Medical …