Headlines
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WholeLife strides away from Sigma
Wednesday | Feb 22 2023WHOLELIFE Pharmacy and Healthfoods have parted ways from the Sigma Healthcare group to focus on expanding their member base as an independent group.
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Have your say on practice standards
Tuesday | Feb 21 2023THE Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) has invited pharmacists, consumers and other members of the healthcare team to provide feedback on the revised draft of the Professional Practice Standards (PPS) Version 6 released this week.
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Medical certs approved
Tuesday | Feb 21 2023THE NSW Government has just announced that pharmacists who treat patients under the state's Urinary Tract Infections (UTI) trial can issue medical certificates for the condition treated.
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NSW prescribing trial gets the go ahead
Monday | Feb 20 2023THE NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet and Health Minister Brad Hazzard announced yesterday that pharmacists will soon be able to renew existing scripts for the contraceptive pill and provide care to patients suffering from Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs) under a new clinical trial across all 2,100 community pharmacies in the state.
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$5m for flood recovery
Monday | Feb 20 2023THE Lismore community has shown great resilience in the face of disaster over the past few years, including the flooding in 2022, bushfires in 2019-20, and the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Better access for concession patients
Friday | Feb 17 2023IN SENATE estimates yesterday, officials confirmed that only 23% of PBS medicines are dispensed on the Safety Net Card for Concessional Patients.
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PA2023 moves to Sydney
Friday | Feb 17 2023THE Pharmacy Guild of Australia has announced changes to this year's Pharmacy Assistant National Conference with a new look, a new date, and a new location.
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Ozempic stocks to arrive but limited
Thursday | Feb 16 2023LIMITED stocks of Ozempic will become available in community pharmacies across Australia from the end of this month, weeks ahead of the previously anticipated availability date.
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Arrotex’s new sales team
Thursday | Feb 16 2023WITH foresight of pharmacy prescribing in the works to come, Arrotex Pharmaceuticals has launched a new medical sales team in the hope of positioning Arrotex as Australia's largest sales team across both pharmacies and prescribers in the industry.
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Ballarat Cycle Classic on
Thursday | Feb 16 2023FIONA Elsey Cancer Research Institute will again hold the Ballarat Cycle Classic next weekend, Sat 18 and Sun 19 Feb, with the goal to raise $250K.