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Helping parents to help their children: tailoring counselling for pain & fever
Dr Kieran Le Plastrier and pharmacist Suzanna Nash discuss how to improve parent counselling skills on pain & fever using new ACP guideline 30 April 2024 | 7-8.00PM AEST What …
Alleged unlawful advertising
The TGA has made a statement about proceedings it has commenced against one supplier regarding its advertising The TGA is pursuing Montu Group Pty Ltd, its subsidiary Alternaleaf Pty Ltd …
Meet standards on cannabis: TGA
Regardless of the origin of medicinal cannabis products, they must comply with quality standards, says the TGA The Therapeutic Goods Administration says that it has become aware of media reports …
Queensland commences shift towards 鈥榝uller scope of practice鈥�
Pharmacist prescribers at a limited number of Queensland pharmacies can now provide treatment for 22 conditions under a pilot program聽 Queensland鈥檚 Community Pharmacy Scope of Practice Pilot is now underway …
Hi, I鈥檓 your pharmacist!
Hi, I鈥檓 your pharmacist and I鈥檓 not ignoring you it鈥檚 just that I鈥檓 pretty focused on my job at the moment聽 Although you may not really understand all that this …
Wholesaling deal needs 鈥榬adical restructure鈥� in 8CPA
Remote and isolated pharmacies are calling for the new Community Service Obligation (CSO) to allow for direct payments to remote and isolated pharmacies under the 8CPA聽 Pharmacists working in some …
How should OTC analgesics be displayed?
Should paracetamol and ibuprofen be displayed for sale where children can reach them? What about right next to chocolate bars? One stakeholder weighs in The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of …
Transaction fees drive MedAdvisor growth
The introduction of new transaction fees is contributing to revenue growth for MedAdvisor Solutions聽 Transaction fees for vaccinations and 鈥渟ervices associated with Project STOP鈥� are already boosting medication management software …
TGA seizes 500k illegally imported vapes
Authorities detain vapes worth more than $15 million in largest bust ever聽 The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) and Victoria Police have seized almost 500,000 allegedly illegally imported vapes, as part …
Medicolegal incidents in pharmacy: managing associated psychosocial hazards
A community pharmacist and a PDL professional officer discuss how to minimise psychosocial hazards created by medicolegal incidents in pharmacy, in a webinar moderated by PSS President Curtis Ruhnau. What …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Respiratory syncytial virus in children Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is one of the most common causes of lower respiratory tract infection …