State鈥檚 Shingrix supply runs dry
Pharmacists advised to prioritise 鈥渉ighest risk patients鈥� for Shingrix vaccines, as state鈥檚 NIP supply 鈥渆xhausted鈥澛� NSW Health is reporting that its allocation of the Shingrix vaccine through the National Immunisation …
Reprieve for credentialed pharmacists
MRNs have been extended again, allowing credentialed pharmacists to keep providing medicines reviews Department of Health and Aged Care Assistant Secretary 鈥� Pharmacy Branch, David Laffan, has sent an email …
鈥楽tiff鈥� syringe warning for Panadol Children
Parents are being urged to dispose of dosing syringes provided with 14 batches of an infant paracetamol product聽 Haleon Australia has issued a Product Defect Correction for 14 batches of …
Navigating the rental squeeze
You need to understand the impact of CPI on retail shop leases, says Phil Chapman, using insights from the March 2024 quarter The latest release from the Australian Bureau of …
The week in review
A busy week for the TGA, movement on NIPVIP funding and the beginning of a new era in pharmacy practice all made headlines this week Mark Butler announced that pharmacists …
Pharmacist who 鈥榗ould barely stand鈥� while working drunk appeals decision
A pharmacist with a history of drink driving, practising while under the influence and forging hospital documents has appealed the cancellation of his registration The Supreme Court of NSW has …
鈥榃hy not fund that pharmacist to become a doctor?鈥�
Doctors complain they were not notified by Queensland government that the pharmacy prescribing pilot has begun Outgoing Australian Medical Association president Dr Maria Boulton has spoken to ABC Brisbane鈥檚 Loretta …
Shortage on the way
The TGA says it is investigating a solution to a predicted abatacept shortage The Therapeutic Goods Administration has released a statement saying that it is aware that shortages of both聽Orencia …
Should nicotine vaping products go S3?
Pharmacists could dispense nicotine vaping products without a prescription and counsel users on smoking cessation, reducing unnecessary GP visits, a new paper argues Pharmacist supply of nicotine vaping products (NVPs) …
鈥楢n exciting time鈥�: a new era in treating migraine
New treatment options and changes to the scheduling of existing medicines are heralding changes to the outlook for patients who experience migraine, writes Megan Haggan 鈥淚t鈥檚 an exciting time in …
Monopolists a threat to small business
Pharmacists are being warned that a long-time ally 鈥渕ay soon be turned into an enemy鈥�, through the creation of a government-backed monopoly聽 It鈥檚 1949 and the Australasian Journal of Pharmacy …
World news wrapup: 25 April 2024
Rapper arrested over alleged codeine/promethazine fraud; Korean pharmacist tries to open new store in same building as former employer; drowsy man smashes BMW through pharmacy Salt Lake City, Utah: A …