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1 week ago | 
ajp.com.au | Bob Tran |Kay Dunkley |Michael Khoo |Megan Haggan
Many Australians struggle with feeling lonely – and the most affected cohort may not be who you think, says one expert AJP Podcast host Carlene McMaugh spoke to Jenny Kirschner, founder of Pharmacy Addressing Loneliness and Social Isolation, to talk about her own experiences with loneliness, the factors which influence it, and what pharmacists canThis 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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1 week ago | 
ajp.com.au | Kate Cowling |Bob Tran |Kay Dunkley |Michael Khoo
Pharmacists on the minimum wage are set to get a 14% pay bump after a Fair Work Commission probe found workers in several female-dominated professions and industries have been undervalued An expert panel has determined pharmacists covered by the Pharmacy Industry Award 2020 will receive the total 14.1% pay increase over three years, beginning June 2025. This content is restricted to registered users only.
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1 week ago | 
ajp.com.au | Kate Cowling |Bob Tran |Kay Dunkley |Michael Khoo
US pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly has said it may pull clinical trial funding from Australia if PBS wait times aren’t reduced The drug giant’s head of international operations said Ilya Yuffa told the Australian Financial Review he hasn’t seen much progress on pharmaceutical benefits scheme (PBS) in his three-and-a-half-years in his role. Eli Lilly saidThis content is restricted to registered users only.
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1 week ago | 
ajp.com.au | Bob Tran |Kay Dunkley |Michael Khoo |Megan Haggan
Some of the recent changes to the medicines landscape, with new products, indications and contraindications New Products Momelotinib (as dihydrochloride monohydrate) (Omjjara) and its major circulating metabolite (M21) are inhibitors of wild type Janus Kinase 1 and 2 (JAK1/JAK2) and mutant JAK2V617F, which contribute to signalling of a number of cytokines and growth factors thatThis content is restricted to registered users only.
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1 week ago | 
ajp.com.au | Debbie Rigby |Michael Khoo |Emma Anastasi |Megan Haggan
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Understanding the role of sex hormones in asthma In childhood, asthma is more common in boys than girls, changing at puberty. Hormonal changes affect the risk of asthma-related complications, and mortality. Ovarian hormones appear to upregulate that type 2 eosinophilic inflammation in the airways. The resultThis content is restricted to registered users only.
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1 week ago | 
ajp.com.au | Nicholas O’Donoghue |Michael Khoo |Emma Anastasi |Megan Haggan
Healthcare workers need to be trained to use paper-based medication management systems in the digital age, pharmacist warns Hospital pharmacists, nurses and doctors need know how to use traditional paper-based systems, Liverpool Hospital’s director of pharmacy, Rebecca Brown, says. Speaking at the Medication Safety and Efficiency Conference in Sydney earlier this month, Brown flaggedThis content is restricted to registered users only.
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1 week ago | 
ajp.com.au | Nicholas O’Donoghue |Michael Khoo |Emma Anastasi |Megan Haggan
Queensland-based pharmacy cops $75,000 fine over alleged “unlawful manufacturing of medicinal cannabis products” The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has issued four infringement notices to the Caloundra-based Summit Pharmacy Pty Ltd in relation to suspected breaches of the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989. The fines totalling $75,120 were issued after an investigation contducted by the TGAThis content is restricted to registered users only.
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3 weeks ago | 
ajp.com.au | Ben Wishaw |Paul Sapardanis |Michael Khoo |Megan Haggan
The Australian Pharmacy Council has announced the consultation approach for the Pharmacist Capability Framework This consultation will be undertaken on behalf of the Pharmacy Board of Australia, it says. The Framework, announced by the Board in late 2024, will describe the capabilities of a newly registered pharmacist who is adaptable to future practice change. ItThis content is restricted to registered users only.
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3 weeks ago | 
ajp.com.au | Chris Brooker |Paul Sapardanis |Michael Khoo |Vincent Chua
A leading vaginal gel will remain as a Pharmacist Only medicine, the TGA rules, while products containing deadly nightshade will be restricted to use in young children A move to reschedule astrodrimer sodium vaginal gels for the treatment, relief and prevention of bacterial vaginosis has been rejected by the TGA's regulatory committee. The recently releasedThis content is restricted to registered users only.
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3 weeks ago | 
ajp.com.au | Michael Khoo |Vincent Chua |Anthony Zehetner |Megan Haggan
Pre-election budget’s cheaper medicines promise in spotlight, the numbers on 60-day dispensing and the “perverse outcomes” of price disclosure were among the topics that had pharmacists talking this week With the election called for May 3, both Labor and the Coalition shared their spending plans on health and small business. The Government delivered its budgetThis content is restricted to registered users only.
