Headlines
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Prescribing trials threaten healthcare
Friday | Dec 2 2022STATE Governments are being urged to reconsider planned pharmacist prescribing trials, with the Australian Medical Association (AMA) warning they will create a two-tier health system.
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Star Pharmacy celebrates winners
Friday | Dec 2 2022THE Star Pharmacy Group recently held their 2022 Centre of Excellence Conference and Awards Night at scenic Adelaide Oval.
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Bill to limit pharmacists
Friday | Dec 2 2022LEGISLATION banning lobby groups from making donations of more than $3,000 per electoral term, will limit pharmacists' from supporting political causes, Queensland Senator, James McGrath, says.
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LGP takes step towards OTC CBD
Thursday | Dec 1 2022MEDICINAL cannabis company, Little Green Pharma (LGP), could be the first to deliver a Schedule 3 product to the Australian market, after securing ethics approval for its Phase III SleepWell Study.
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Queensland trio in running for PotY
Thursday | Dec 1 2022QUEENSLAND pharmacies make up half the finalists for the Pharmacy Guild of Australia's 2023 Pharmacy of the Year (PotY) title.
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Concerns over generics
Thursday | Dec 1 2022TAINTED batches of generic lamotrigine tablets, used for treating bipolar disorder and epilepsy, are being dispensed in Australia, research from the University of NSW (UNSW) reveals.
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Boundaries needed for pharmacist Rx
Wednesday | Nov 30 2022JURISDICTIONS implementing measures to expand pharmacists' scope of practice will need to clearly define their roles, Tasmanian Senator, Tammy Tyrrell, believes.
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Alkaloids of Australia cartel cops fine
Wednesday | Nov 30 2022FAMILY-OWNED pharmaceutical company, Alkaloids of Australia, has been handed a $1,987,500 fine for it's role in a global price fixing cartel by the Federal Court.
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McBride to open APP’s Rural Forum
Wednesday | Nov 30 2022ASSISTANT Minister for Rural and Regional Health, and pharmacist, Emma McBride, will officially open the Rural Pharmacy Forum at the Australian Pharmacy Professional Conference (APP) on 23 Mar 2023.
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Qld store takes Star Pharmacy’s PotY
Wednesday | Nov 30 2022STAR Discount Chemist, Banksia Beach, Queensland, has been named the Star Pharmacy Group's 2022 Pharmacy of the Year (PotY).