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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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Jul 18, 2024 | 
ajp.com.au | Megan Haggan |Sandra McDermott |Paul Sapardanis |Nicholas O’Donoghue
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Mar 4, 2024 | 
ajp.com.au | Debbie Rigby |Sandra McDermott |Nicholas O’Donoghue |David Rowley
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Treatment of obesity with medications binding the glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor The focus of this review is to elucidate the importance of glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) receptor-binding medications in addressing obesity-related health deteriorations. Higher doses of certain GLP-based drugs have shown superior effectiveness compared to lowerThis content is restricted to registered users only.
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Mar 4, 2024 | 
ajp.com.au | Sheshtyn Paola |Sandra McDermott |Brendan West |Samantha Lloyd
Victoria’s ECP of the Year and Rural Pharmacy Liaison Officer, Emily Griffin, shares with the AJP how she co-developed Australia’s first voluntary assisted dying statewide pharmacy service Emily Griffin, an early career hospital and consultant pharmacist, currently serves as Rural Pharmacy Liaison Officer for Victoria on behalf of Monash University. Prior to this role, EmilyThis content is restricted to registered users only.
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Mar 4, 2024 | 
ajp.com.au | Megan Haggan |Sandra McDermott |Brendan West |Samantha Lloyd
The second tranche of medicines available under 60-day dispensing is now live – and we want to know how it will affect you It’s no secret that the 60-day dispensing policy has been highly controversial within the community pharmacy sector. Some patients have had access to two-month supplies of the relevant drugs for up toThis 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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Mar 4, 2024 | 
ajp.com.au | Sandra McDermott |Brendan West |Samantha Lloyd |Nicholas O’Donoghue
TerryWhite Chemmart has won the customer experience of the year award for medium-to-large and small retailers at the 2024 Inside Retail Retailer Awards The award is in recognition of the brand’s CareClinic program – a suite of health services, from vaccinations and treatment for urinary tract infections, through to specialised clinics for diabetes, sleep apnoea andThis content is restricted to registered users only.
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Mar 4, 2024 | 
ajp.com.au | Sandra McDermott |Brendan West |Samantha Lloyd |Nicholas O’Donoghue
The latest updates on the pharmacy calendar, including a look ahead at PSA24 PSA24: Themes for the conference Charting New Frontiers in Pharmacy Knowledge The PSA24 program has been designed to cater to the evolving needs of pharmacists in a rapidly changing healthcare landscape. This year, we delve deeper, aiming not just to inform butThis 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 12, 2023 | 
ajp.com.au | Megan Haggan |Sandra McDermott |JOHN GUY |Nicholas O’Donoghue
Queensland Police make a breakthrough in a string of pharmacy break-ins and other offences across the Gold Coast Police have made a statement regarding the arrest of a 42-year-old man who has been charged with 27 offences in relation to the series of offences, which took place in July and August 2023. Detectives from PimpamaThis 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 11, 2023 | 
ajp.com.au | Nicholas O’Donoghue |Sandra McDermott |JOHN GUY
Australians aged 75 years and over are being advised to get an additional Covid-19 jab The Australia Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) has issued fresh recommendations regarding booster doses of Covid-19 vaccinations. Advice released by the Department of Health and Aged Care today (12 October 2023), is that patients aged over 75 yearsThis content is restricted to registered users only.
