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Oct 30, 2024 | 
ajp.com.au | Megan Haggan |Vincent Chua |Gavin McKay |Tina M. Patterson
In a move welcomed by pharmacists, the NSW Government has reached an agreement to increase wages and benefits for more than 50,000 health workers The agreement, with the Health Services Union, covers allied health roles, hospital cleaners, scientists, security officers, patient transport officers and more. Under the state government’s new Fair Pay and Bargaining Policy,This content is restricted to registered users only.
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Oct 30, 2024 | 
ajp.com.au | Nicholas O’Donoghue |Vincent Chua |Gavin McKay |Tina M. Patterson
Bank urges caution following scam scare Pharmacy owners are being advised to keep an eye out for red flags for potential scams, by the National Australia Bank (NAB). Following an alert released by the Pharmacy Guild of Australia’s Queensland branch warning that criminals impersonating bank staff have been “actively” targeting community pharmacies, Laura Hartley, NAB’sThis content is restricted to registered users only.
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Oct 30, 2024 | 
ajp.com.au | Nicholas O’Donoghue |Vincent Chua |Gavin McKay |Tina M. Patterson
Pharmacy sector welcomes Covid-19 Response Inquiry Report’s call for action on full scope of practice The Covid-19 Response Inquiry Report is calling for nationally consistent reforms “to allow health professionals to work to their full training and experience” to be implemented within the next 18 months. The report, released on Tuesday (29 October 2024) includedThis content is restricted to registered users only.
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Oct 30, 2024 | 
ajp.com.au | Megan Haggan |Gavin McKay |John Smith |JOhn Smith |Tina M. Patterson
The general public has again been reminded that ivermectin is prescription-only and should not be independently imported from overseas The Therapeutic Goods Administration has issued a third warning pointing out that it continues to see imports of counterfeit ivermectin. The first two warnings, in December 2021 and March 2022, advised Australians that there is insufficientThis content is restricted to registered users only.
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Oct 29, 2024 | 
ajp.com.au | Nicholas O’Donoghue |Tina M. Patterson |Erin Michelle Threlfall |Tim Hewitt
Pharmaceutical company defends switch to home delivery service to manage supply shortages of one of its products Constrained supply of Pegasys (peginterferon alfa-2a) due to “unusual large orders, suspected to be deemed for export” is behind Echo Therapeutics’ decision to change its distribution system for the medication. In a statement to the AJP, Jude D’SilvaThis content is restricted to registered users only.
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Oct 29, 2024 | 
ajp.com.au | Nicholas O’Donoghue |Tina M. Patterson |Erin Michelle Threlfall |Tim Hewitt
Discounter secures naming rights for the Australian Summer of Athletics as part of grassroots to elite level partnership Chemist Warehouse will be the official pharmacy retailer of Athletics Australia for the next five years under a new sponsorship agreement. The deal marks the extension of the group’s previous three-year partnership with Athletics Australia, with ChemistThis content is restricted to registered users only.
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Dec 18, 2023 | 
ajp.com.au | Nicholas O’Donoghue |Ben Wishaw |Adam CareJames Rodger |Tina M. Patterson
Pharmacists are being warned that liable for any adverse outcome patients experience should they supply compounded semaglutide-like products Reports that a telehealth provider plans to make compounded versions of Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic (semaglutide), have prompted the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) to warn that such products “may contain undisclosed and potentially harmful ingredients”. A safety alertThis content is restricted to registered users only.
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Dec 18, 2023 | 
ajp.com.au | Nicholas O’Donoghue |Ben Wishaw |Adam CareJames Rodger |Tina M. Patterson
NT Government brings pharmacist vaccination rules into line with Commonwealth’s NIP Pharmacists in the Northern Territory will be able to administer the full suite of National Immunisation Program (NIP) vaccines to individuals aged five years and older from 1 January 2024. The move will enable pharmacist immunisers to provide NIP-funded vaccines to eligible patients, whileThis 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.
