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    Tag: Pharmacy

    Pharmacy prescribing made permanent in Queensland despite just 62 pharmacists finishing their training

    March 21, 2025

    Pharmacist prescribing of S4 drugs for impetigo, reflux and obesity is becoming a permanent part of the health system despite a lack of evaluation. Queensland…

    New figures show Pharmacy Guild donated over $400,000 to political parties

    February 3, 2025

    The Pharmacy Guild of Australia has again demonstrated it is one of the biggest political forces in Australia, mixing with billionaires Anthony Pratt and Gina…

    Pharmacist accused of professional misconduct after pushing over a child who bullied his son

    January 20, 2025

    A pharmacist who was accused of professional misconduct after he verbally abused and then pushed his son’s alleged bully has escaped sanctions. The pharmacist’s 10-year-old…

    Guild uses bulk-billing report to spruik pharmacists diagnosing and prescribing

    January 16, 2025

    A company’s report that concluded 20% of GP practices offer universal bulk-billing has prompted the Pharmacy Guild of Australia to urge patients to “Think pharmacy…

    NT follows Queensland with massive pharmacist S4 prescribing trial

    November 11, 2024

    NT pharmacists will treat 23 conditions — including school sores, otitis media, asthma and COPD — in another major pharmacist prescribing pilot. The recently elected…

    Guild’s worst fears come true: Watchdog green-lights pharmacy super-corporate

    November 7, 2024

    Chemist Warehouse and pharmacy wholesaler Sigma Healthcare are free to merge after persuading the competition watchdog that the resultant $9 billion ASX corporate giant would…

    Pharmacists have performed just 415 consults in Queensland’s prescribing trial, but what they are doing exactly remains a mystery

    October 25, 2024

    Following the heated controversy over Queensland’s pharmacy prescribing experiment, around 400 patients — potentially fewer — have consulted a pharmacist. A big question is what…

    Plan for cervical cancer screening in Priceline pharmacies triggers GP backlash

    October 18, 2024

    A plan for HPV swabbing in pharmacies will put women at risk of unexpected bills and poor follow-up, a leading GP says. Priceline announced earlier…

    Pharmacists in most states can now sell nicotine vapes without a prescription

    October 1, 2024

    Pharmacists can now supply nicotine vapes without a prescription in most Australian states under new laws that have outraged the Pharmacy Guild of Australia. From…

    ‘This is motivated by women’: NSW Premier grants pharmacists OCP prescribing powers

    September 26, 2024

    Pharmacists extending contraceptive pill scripts is becoming a permanent fixture of the NSW health system. Last year, the State Government launched a clinical trial of pharmacists extending…

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