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Sep 27, 2024 | 
ajp.com.au | Megan Haggan |Sandra McDermott |Vincent Chua |Lara Armellin
Pharmacy headlines this week meant a trip around the country, with different jurisdictions expanding scope and defying the federal government on vapes Around the states there was big news in terms of scope of practice, with NSW making the oral contraceptive pill supply scheme a permanent part of the state's healthcare, and South Australia announcingThis content is restricted to registered users only.
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Sep 27, 2024 | 
ajp.com.au | Sandra McDermott |Vincent Chua |Lara Armellin |Nicholas O’Donoghue
If last year’s Medibank and Optus data breaches did not put cyber security to the forefront of pharmacists’ minds, the recent attack on electronic prescription exchange, MediSecure, surely has, writes Nick O’Donoghue Close to 13 million Australians were impacted by the MediSecure ransomware attack in May, the nation’s single biggest data breach. The costly incidentThis content is restricted to registered users only.
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Sep 27, 2024 | 
ajp.com.au | Vincent Chua |Lara Armellin |Anthony Zehetner |Nicholas O’Donoghue
PDL has advice for South Australian pharmacists about the recent change relating to administering medicines Following the recent direction from the chief pharmacist department of Health SA, PDL advises that SA pharmacists may lawfully administer the following medicines: An unscheduled, Schedule 2, or Schedule 3 medicine to another person. A Schedule 4 or Schedule 8This content is restricted to registered users only.
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Sep 27, 2024 | 
ajp.com.au | Nicholas O’Donoghue |Vincent Chua |Lara Armellin |Anthony Zehetner
Pharmacists get the green light to substitute Novo Nordisk’s Ryzodeg (insulin degludec and insulin aspart) 70/30 FlexTouch for the Penfill alternative The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has issued a Serious Scarcity Substitution Instrument (SSSI) to help manage the unavailability of Ryzodeg 70/30 FlexTouch insulin prefilled pens. The product, which manufacturer, Novo Nordisk announced will beThis content is restricted to registered users only.
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Sep 27, 2024 | 
ajp.com.au | Megan Haggan |Vincent Chua |Lara Armellin |Anthony Zehetner
With whooping cough cases surging in Australia – and likely to continue growing over the next month or two – pharmacists have a vital role to play, one expert says The Immunisation Coalition has held a webinar outlining the challenges posed by whooping cough/pertussis, pointing out that as at mid-September this year, the country hasThis content is restricted to registered users only. If you have already registered on the AJP website please login below, Or you can Register for free.
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Sep 27, 2024 | 
ajp.com.au | Vincent Chua |Lara Armellin |Anthony Zehetner |Nicholas O’Donoghue
For the seventh consecutive year, Blooms The Chemist has “teed up” their annual Charity Golf Day at the Strathfield Golf Course to help raise funds for Make-A-Wish Australia The Charity Golf Day brought together more than 125 sponsors, ambassadors and Make-A-Wish representatives on Friday August 30, raising over $60,000 on the day for critically ill children. “AsThis content is restricted to registered users only.
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Sep 27, 2024 | 
ajp.com.au | Nicholas O’Donoghue |Lara Armellin |Anthony Zehetner |Philip Smith
Sigma is preparing to expand its pharmacy networks in the face of a competitive market Sigma Healthcare is stepping up its franchise growth plans, announcing a new marketing campaign for its Amcal banner. Announcing the wholesaler's results for the first half of the 2025 financial year, Vikesh Ramsunder, Sigma’s chief executive, revealed the company isThis content is restricted to registered users only.
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Sep 19, 2024 | 
ajp.com.au | Megan Haggan |Lara Armellin |Michael Khoo |Geoffrey Timbs
It’s 1964 and the times are changing – as are the diseases facing Australians, as the AJP pointed out in an in-depth look at one hospital pharmacy In our September 1964 issue, the Australasian Journal of Pharmacy focused on the “Changing times at Fairfield Hospital, Melbourne” noting that chief pharmacist Victor I Frank now onlyThis content is restricted to registered users only. If you have already registered on the AJP website please login below, Or you can Register for free.
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Oct 23, 2023 | 
ajp.com.au | Debbie Rigby |Andrew Crowley |Lara Armellin |Megan Kren
Debbie Rigby takes a look at the latest in research news Older people, medication usage and long-term care pharmacists A retrospective cohort study of 1366 people aged 65 years and over admitted to 3 long-term care facilities shows the presence of a long-term care pharmacist can positively impact the use of medication associated with poorThis content is restricted to registered users only. If you have already registered on the AJP website please login below, Or you can Register for free.
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Oct 23, 2023 | 
ajp.com.au | Megan Haggan |Lara Armellin |Breanna Friend |Nicholas O’Donoghue
NSW Health is establishing a digital Life Saving Drugs Register to track vital stock NSW Health has announced what state minister for health Ryan Park has called a “one-stop-shop for life saving drugs,” through the Clinical Excellence Commission. The new digital register will update daily and pinpoint the exact location of these life-saving drugs toThis content is restricted to registered users only.
