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Aug 6, 2024 | 
ajp.com.au | Nicholas O’Donoghue |Ben Wishaw |Bob Tran |Spili Geftakis
Supplies of Ozempic (semaglutide) should be prioritised for type 2 diabetes patients, as sponsor, Novo Nordisk, launches Wegovy (semaglutide) for weight loss Pharmacists and prescribers are being advised to consider if patients prescribed Ozempic for off-label use “can be changed to an alternative treatment such as Wegovy”, to perserve supplies of the diabetes medication. This content is restricted to registered users only.
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Aug 6, 2024 | 
ajp.com.au | Megan Haggan |Ben Wishaw |Bob Tran |Spili Geftakis
The PSA and NAPSA have renewed their longstanding partnership to further support for pharmacy students at pharmacy schools across Australia The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia National Australian Pharmacy Students’ Association signed the renewed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) at the PSA24 National Conference. The MOU supports key NAPSA initiatives including the National Pharmacy Student Survey and the NAPSA Congress, and accordingThis content is restricted to registered users only.
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Aug 6, 2024 | 
ajp.com.au | Nicholas O’Donoghue |Paul Sapardanis |Bob Tran |Spili Geftakis
Pharmacists urged to prepare for change, as health system adapts to patients’ evolving needs Australia’s healthcare workforce is looking towards a period of “significant change”, Penny Shakespeare the deputy secretary for health resourcing at the Department of Health and Aged Care says. Shakespeare told a panel discussion at the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia’s (PSA’s)This content is restricted to registered users only.
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Aug 5, 2024 | 
ajp.com.au | Sheshtyn Paola |Paul Sapardanis |Bob Tran |Spili Geftakis
Opposition health spokesperson blasts pharmacy vaping decision, accusing government of “once again” failing to consult with pharmacists Mistakes with the government’s “flawed” introduction of 60-day dispensing have been repeated in its recent vaping decision, Shadow Minister for Health and Aged Care Senator Anne Ruston said at PSA24 conference on Saturday (3 Aug). “I thought itThis content is restricted to registered users only.
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Dec 18, 2023 | 
ajp.com.au | Debbie Rigby |Adam CareJames Rodger |Tina M. Patterson |Spili Geftakis
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Quality and safety in residential aged care: an evaluation of a national quality indicator programme Evaluation of Australia's National QI programme shows a major stride towards a culture of quality promotion, improvement and transparency in residential aged care. Interestingly the polypharmacy QI criteria did not meetThis content is restricted to registered users only.
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Dec 18, 2023 | 
ajp.com.au | Adam CareJames Rodger |Tina M. Patterson |Spili Geftakis |Nicholas O’Donoghue
A pharmacist sent personal and sexually harassing messages to vulnerable patients, and conducted an “experiment” with another’s medication The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal has heard the case of a pharmacist who failed to supply one patient with their medication, and “transgressed professional boundaries” with others In November 2019, a medical practitioner made a notificationThis content is restricted to registered users only.
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Dec 18, 2023 | 
ajp.com.au | Nicholas O’Donoghue |Adam CareJames Rodger |Tina M. Patterson |Spili Geftakis
Australian Pharmaceutical Industries (API) is maintaining supply in flood-ravaged Far North Queensland, while road closures are impacting Symbion’s deliveries Wholesalers are working with emergency services to deliver medications to pharmacies operating in flood-affected parts of Queensland. A spokesperson for Wesfarmers Health told the AJP that the group’s Cairns distribution centre was operational and had “good stockThis content is restricted to registered users only.
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Dec 18, 2023 | 
ajp.com.au | Megan Haggan |Tina M. Patterson |Spili Geftakis |Wilson Tan
Pharmacists are being encouraged to have their say on everything from income and job satisfaction to leaving the profession The Pharmacy in Australia: Measuring Employment, Labour decisions and Activity (PAMELA) pharmacist workforce survey has now been launched The survey was launched by the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA), with support from the University of Queensland. The survey capturesThis content is restricted to registered users only.
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Dec 18, 2023 | 
ajp.com.au | Nicholas O’Donoghue |Tina M. Patterson |Spili Geftakis |Wilson Tan
Sigma Healthcare shareholders are being invited to access new shares as part of a retail entitlement offer Pharmaceutical wholesaler, Sigma Healthcare is aiming to raise $223 million through a retail entitlement offer to generate working capital required to implement its supply contract with Chemist Warehouse. The company raised $178 million through an institutional entitlement offer,This content is restricted to registered users only.
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Dec 17, 2023 | 
ajp.com.au | Nicholas O’Donoghue |Tina M. Patterson |Spili Geftakis |Wilson Tan
Guild president urges government to sign a new Community Pharmacy Agreement “now”, if it wants to help the sector ensure patients are not worse off If the federal government wants to support pharmacies in flood-affected Far North Queensland, it should deliver the Eighth Community Pharmacy Agreement (8CPA) immediately, Professor Trent Twomey, the national president ofThis content is restricted to registered users only.
