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Sep 11, 2024 | 
ajp.com.au | Megan Haggan |Philip Smith |Ron Batagol |Nicholas O’Donoghue
NZ baby stopped breathing after dispensing error; UK pharmacist’s efforts to help stymied by EpiPen shortage; Ireland cracks down on vapes New Zealand: A pharmacist breached the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights for failing to provide services of an appropriate standard to a four-week-old baby, Dr Vanessa Caldwell, deputy health and disabilityThis content is restricted to registered users only.
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Sep 11, 2024 | 
ajp.com.au | Sheshtyn Paola |Philip Smith |Ron Batagol |Nicholas O’Donoghue
Pharmacy financials looking “pretty strong” due to low uptake of 60-day dispensing to date, says leading analyst, with first additional payments due by end of Oct Lower-than-expected uptake of 60-day scripts means additional funding announced in June to offset the measure should see pharmacies more than compensated for any losses, according to pharmacy business consultantThis content is restricted to registered users only.
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Sep 11, 2024 | 
ajp.com.au | Philip Smith |Ron Batagol |Nicholas O’Donoghue |Sheshtyn Paola
Have you completed your CPD? The deadline is coming up quickly Time is running out for pharmacists to complete the 40 units of continuing professional development required by the Pharmacy Board of Australia. With the deadline on 30 September, there’s not long to complete CPD credits – but the AJP has made it easy forThis 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 11, 2024 | 
ajp.com.au | Chris Brooker |Philip Smith |Ron Batagol |Nicholas O’Donoghue
Regulatory issues and CWH merger still on top of readers’ minds, our latest most read story list reveals These were the ten most read stories on our website between 10 October and 10 September: Scripts traded for CPAP machine, store credit PBS fraud pharmacist was 'at risk of losing everything' New date for Sigma, CWHThis 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 11, 2024 | 
ajp.com.au | Megan Haggan |Philip Smith |Ron Batagol |Nicholas O’Donoghue
Since 2010, the number of Australians with incontinence has gone up 53%, new data shows A new report from Deloitte Access Economics commissioned for the Continence Foundation of Australia, has revealed that the cost of incontinence to Australia in 2023 has increased to $100.4 billion. More than 7.2 million – 2.4m men and 4.8m womenThis 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 11, 2024 | 
ajp.com.au | Nicholas O’Donoghue |Philip Smith |Ron Batagol |Sheshtyn Paola
Patients looking to access nicotine vaping products from 1 October 2024 are likely to struggle to find pharmacies selling them, the Guild warns Many pharmacies will opt not to sell over-the-counter vapes due to concerns about the lack of proven benefits of the products, the Pharmacy Guild of Australia says. In the latest edition ofThis 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 10, 2024 | 
ajp.com.au | Nicholas O’Donoghue |Philip Smith |Ron Batagol |Sheshtyn Paola
Government urged to talk to rural pharmacists about the persistent issues impacting Australia’s medicines supply chain "No other country has had the same issues" as Australia when it comes to medicines shortages, Coalition backbencher, Nola Marino says. Speaking in the House of Representative on Tuesday, (10 September 2024) with Western Australian MP noted that thereThis content is restricted to registered users only.
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Sep 10, 2024 | 
ajp.com.au | Sheshtyn Paola |Ron Batagol |Philip Smith |JOhn Smith |John Smith
PRU officers’ role queried following inquest into a man’s tragic death from prescribed Physeptone tablets and Stilnox A coroner has called on the NSW Ministry of Health to review its requirements when doctors apply for the authority to prescribe Physeptone, after a man died due to the drug’s effects combined with other drugs including Stilnox. This 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 10, 2024 | 
ajp.com.au | Megan Haggan |Ron Batagol |Philip Smith |JOhn Smith |John Smith
A unregistered pharmacy owner supplied at least 15,000 pharmaceutical benefits since his approval to supply them was cancelled, a tribunal has heard The Administrative Appeals Tribunal has heard a request by the Secretary of the Department of Health to revoke a stay of cancellation, after the pharmacist kept trading after he was told to stop. This 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 10, 2024 | 
ajp.com.au | Megan Haggan |Ron Batagol |Philip Smith |JOhn Smith |John Smith
Ayomide Ogundipe takes a look at partnering with students to foster diversity inclusion and belonging in curriculum and culture Diversity, inclusion, equity and belonging are increasingly recognised by health professions as being crucial to patient-centred healthcare, particularly in pharmacy education and practice. Some definitions of diversity, inclusion and belonging from higher education research: Diversity –This content is restricted to registered users only.
