News
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Qld’s new Premier
Monday | Dec 18 2023THE Pharmacy Guild of Australia, Qld Branch President Chris Owen, acknowledged the official appointment of the 40th Premier of Queensland, Dr Steven Miles.
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Syringe shortage
Monday | Dec 18 2023PFIZER Australia has notified the TGA last week of a shortage of both strengths of Bicillin L-A (benzathine benzylpenicillin tetrahydrate) prefilled syringes for injection (600,000 units per syringe and 1.2 million units per syringe).
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FIP’s vax report
Monday | Dec 18 2023PRACTICE and legislation changes related to pharmacy-based vaccination in 17 countries were presented in a new report published by the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) last week.
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College to run intern training program
Friday | Dec 15 2023THE Pharmacy Guild of Australia has announced that the Australasian College of Pharmacy will manage and deliver the Guild Intern Training Program from this month onwards, which will also be known as the College Intern Training Program.
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End open-ended scripts
Friday | Dec 15 2023PLANT-BASED speciality pharmacy and clinic, MediGreen's proprietor Angelica Rostov says she has witnessed unethical behaviour in the medicinal cannabis industry going unchecked for too long.
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Wizard crowns its winners
Friday | Dec 15 2023WIZARD Pharmacy held its annual Wizard Awards, with celebrations at Pagoda Resort and Spa.
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Opioid treatment up 33%
Friday | Dec 15 2023THE use of medicine for opioid dependence has increased by 33% over the last 10 years, especially in very remote areas, researchers from the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC) at UNSW Sydney have revealed.
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Step up to care
Friday | Dec 15 2023INDIGENOUS leader Andrea Kelly has been appointed as the Interim First Nations Aged Care Commissioner, starting in Jan 2024, with the Commissioner's appointment to be made in 2025.
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Listings expanded
Friday | Dec 15 2023AUSTRALIANS with small cell lung cancer (SCLC), biliary tract cancer (BTC), juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) and Crohn's disease will now have access to new treatment options through the PBS.
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Banned for a year
Friday | Dec 15 2023THE Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal has banned a pharmacist from working for a year after he allegedly swapped a female patient's narcolepsy medicine for vitamin D without her knowledge and then told her doctor it was an "experiment".