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The Pharmacy Board of Australia’s proposals for collaborative or supervised prescribing by community pharmacists have been rejected by the Pharmacy Guild of Australia. The Guild believe autonomous prescribing for Pharmacists is the only possible option. It has published the reasoning for this stance in a response to the recent discussion …
Read More »Pharmacist fights licence suspension
A Sydney pharmacist who sold a cervical cancer vaccine in short supply to a buyer in Hong Kong is now fighting the suspension of her pharmaceutical licence, claiming the decision to sell the vaccine overseas has ruined her life. For her role in selling the Gardasil vaccine from her Mosman …
Read More »PSA hits back
Pharmaceutical Society of Australia National President Dr Chris Freeman has hit back at the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners in an open letter published this week. Dr Freeman’s strong and unequivocal letter is in response to the RACGP President Dr Harry Nespolon’s call for the Queensland government to reconsider …
Read More »AF leading cause of CV hospitalisation
Atrial fibrillation (AF), the irregular, rapid heart rate that can cause heart palpitations, fatigue, shortness of breath and death, has overtaken heart failure and heart attacks as the leading cause of cardiovascular (CV) hospitalisation, a South Australian study has found. Researchers analysed data collected over two decades by the Australian …
Read More »New CPD modules for pharmacists
The Australian College of Pharmacy (the College) has announced the release of nine new CPD activities which are available to ALL Australian pharmacists at no cost. The nine modules are online and interactive, covering two important over the counter areas: Nutrients and supplements, and allergic rhinitis and skin allergies. The …
Read More »CAR-T leukaemia treatment is here
The future in cancer treatment has arrived for Australian children and young adults battling leukaemia, with the availability of CAR-T therapy in this country, according to Rare Cancers Australia (RCA). The organisation congratulated Health Minister Greg Hunt on the historical approval and reimbursement of Australia’s first chimeric antigen receptor T …
Read More »Gold for a top Guild pharmacy
The Pharmacy Guild has congratulated healthSAVE Wilkinson’s Pharmacy on winning the 2019 Guild Award for Excellence in Community Engagement – Health Services. In the Tasmanian coastal town of Burnie, healthSAVE Wilkinson’s Pharmacy has operated at the same site for more than 35 years. The Guild says it continues to serve …
Read More »PSA calls for greater support
The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) has indicated that, following the May 18 election, it will be focused on working with the incoming federal government to support a healthier Australia by making better use of the pharmacist workforce. PSA National President Dr Chris Freeman says that while Australia has a …
Read More »Blackmores updates online guide
Pharmacists and other healthcare professionals can now check more than 300 potential interactions between complementary and prescription medicines. Blackmores Institute’s online Complementary Medicine Interactions Guide has been updated with the latest peer-reviewed data and new herbal and nutritional ingredients. This latest guide in the series, which has been reviewed and …
Read More »PainChek signs licence deal
Digital health company PainChek has executed a licence agreement with Churches of Christ in Queensland (CCQ), enabling the aged care provider to deploy the pain assessment app across 1,000 residential aged care beds. Under the partnership, the PainChek app will be accessible to the company’s nursing and care staff to …
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