Headlines
-
GP questions value of location rules
Wednesday | Aug 14 2019RESTRICTING schedule 2 and 3 medications to pharmacies is inflating prices, while restricting access, former Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) Expert Committee - Quality Care Chair, Dr Evan Ackermann, claims.
-
NICE puts cannabis on ice
Wednesday | Aug 14 2019THE National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has published its draft recommendations on the use of cannabis-based medicinal products, holding back from recommending cannabidiol (CBD) for epilepsy.
-
No place for meds near Krispy Kreme
Tuesday | Aug 13 2019CIGARETTES and alcohol do not belong in pharmacies, and prescription medications should not be sold in convenience stores, Pharmacy Guild of Australia National President, George Tambassis (pictured), believes.
-
Pharmacist snaps Milat
Tuesday | Aug 13 2019A PHARMACIST is being investigated by NSW Police after allegedly attempting to take photos of serial killer, Ivan Milat, at the Prince of Wales Hospital.
-
WA Government forward thinking: PPA
Monday | Aug 12 2019PHARMACISTS need to be fully integrated into the health system and not treated as a separate entity, Professional Pharmacists Australia (PPA) President, Dr Geoff March, believes.
-
Killer pharmacist barred
Monday | Aug 12 2019A BRITISH pharmacist who subdued his wife by injecting her with insulin before strangling her with a plastic bag has been found to be unfit to practise.
-
Webstercare earns praise
Monday | Aug 12 2019MEDICATION management group Webstercare has been recognised as one of the most innovative companies in Australia and New Zealand in a ceremony last week.
-
WA Gov forward thinking: PPA
Monday | Aug 12 2019PHARMACISTS need to be fully integrated into the health system and not treated as a separate entity, Professional Pharmacists Australia (PPA) President, Dr Geoff March, believes.
-
CWH would welcome “Colesworth”
Friday | Aug 9 2019DISCOUNT Pharmacy group, Chemist Warehouse (CWH), claims the Pharmacy Location Rules are stymieing competition and it would welcome the entry of supermarket giants Coles and Woolworth's into the market.
-
Pharmacist triage success
Friday | Aug 9 2019A PHARMACIST-LED triage pilot at a British general practice clinic is freeing up 34 hours of GP-time each week, and slashing waiting times.