APOTEX is recallilng one patch of APO-Metformin XR 1000 mg tablets (batch number E16539) after a report of a small piece of white plastic - most likely from a cable tie - being embedded in a tablet.
Pharmacists are being asked to inspect stock and quarantine any products from the affected batch.
THE Pharmacy Board of Australia has opened public consultation on the draft registration standards and guidelines for a proposed Endorsement for scheduled medicines for pharmacists.
AS the Federal Government enters final negotiations for the First Pharmacy Programs Agreement (1PPA), the Remote and Isolated Pharmacist Association Australia (RIPAA) is calling for a dedicated funding pilot to support resident clinical pharmacists in Australia’s most isolated communities.
UK-BASED organisation GenM founder Heather Jackson (pictured) is on a mission to support pharmacies helping women through menopause with its MTick certification and accreditation.