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25.01.2022 The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has announced changes to regulations of sports supplements will come into effect from 30 Nov. The new regulations have been implemented to address safety risks of certain products that have been readily available in Australia as foods.

24.01.2022 Global trials of the University of Oxfords COVID-19 vaccine are being paused after a participant became unwell with an unexplained illness. A spokesperson for AstraZeneca told Pharmacy Daily that the company had voluntarily paused the trial to allow an independent committee to review safety data.

24.01.2022 Governments around the world are being urged to give pharmacists greater authority to use their expertise to substitute medications when shortages occur.

24.01.2022 Today's issue of #PharmacyDaily - No support for Victorian pharmacies, Taxpayers gouged on pharmacy rent, Pharmacy infection control training, and more. Read today's issue via the link to be informed and updated - https://bit.ly/3cpxnan

24.01.2022 Pharmaceutical wholesalers stand ready to play a key role in the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines when they become available, Sigma Healthcare CEO, Mark Hooper, says. To read the rest of this story and more see today's issue of #PharmacyDaily: https://bit.ly/2RcboKc

23.01.2022 Funding is set to be made available to deliver a real time prescription monitoring (RTPM) system in NSW. To learn more - https://bit.ly/36KT7uT

23.01.2022 Pharmacists can no longer sit back and wait for changes in the health service to be thrust upon them, Commonwealth Department of Health Special Advisor and pharmacist, Emeritus Professor, Lloyd Sansom AO, believes. To read the full story, follow the link - https://bit.ly/3lde5aZ

23.01.2022 The Therapeutic Goods Administration has issued a warning for patients to stop taking Maxman XI tablets after testing revealed they contain undeclared sildenafil. Users have been urged to dispose of any remaining tablets at their local pharmacy.

23.01.2022 Emergency dispensing measures introduced during the bushfire and COVID-19 crises are set to be extended "for the foreseeable future", Federal Health Minister, Greg Hunt, says.

23.01.2022 Patients do better with pharmacists! Patients around the globe deserve access to pharmacists working to their full scope of practice, International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) Andre Bedat Award winner, Professor Martin Schulz, believes.

22.01.2022 Funding for emergency healthcare measures including pharmacy's Home Medicines Service (HMS) will continue for another six months, Federal Health Minister, Greg Hunt, announced this morning. To learn more, see todays issue of #PharmacyDaily - https://pharmacydaily.com.au//hunt-extends-covid-hms/91759

21.01.2022 MedAdvisor gets e-Script approval MedAdvisor is set to rollout its electronic prescribing functionality to GPs, pharmacists and patients across Australia, after receiving approval from the Australian Digital Health Agency (ADHA). How do you feel about e-scripts?

21.01.2022 AstraZeneca (AZ) is set to submit data from two phase II/III clinical trials of its COVID-19 candidate vaccine (COVAX) to the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) for review and evaluation. To learn more - https://bit.ly/360v104

21.01.2022 Pharmacists in NSW will be able to use patients' digital driver's licences as a COVID-safe contactless ID option when dealing with requests for medications such as pseudoephedrine, under legislation before the State's Legislative Assembly.

20.01.2022 Poor execution of the 'Masks for Vulnerable Victorians' scheme may make pharmacists reticent about participating in unremunerated programs in the future, Pharmacy Guild of Australia Victorian Branch President, Anthony Tassone, warns. Would you agree?

20.01.2022 Pharmacy union, Professional Pharmacists Australia (PPA), will "do whatever it takes" to stop the rollout of the Queensland State Government's pharmacy-based COVID-19 testing trial, if safety concerns are not addressed. More in today's issue of #PharmacyDaily - https://bit.ly/2R50TrS

20.01.2022 Pharmacists will be able to accept the NSW digital driver licence (DDL) as an appropriate form of identification for patients purchasing products containing pseudoephedrine, under new legislation passed by the NSW State Government. To read the full story, follow this link - https://bit.ly/371GKux

18.01.2022 Pharmacists are being urged to work with patients to optimise the use of antibiotics by taking them as prescribed, as part of World Antimicrobial Awareness Week. To learn more - https://bit.ly/3nMfsip

18.01.2022 2020 has been a challenging year for everyone and the current circumstances, have made it even more important for us all to stay connected and, for those who are able, be willing to support those around us not only today but into the future too. So with today being national R U OK? Day, reach out to a friend, check in on a colleague and connect with someone you trust. As it is ok to not be ok. For more information on how to support someone or to get support head to https://www.ruok.org.au/

18.01.2022 Development goals set out by the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) are set to deliver a road map for the future of pharmacy around the globe for the next decade. To learn more see today's issue of #PharmacyDaily

17.01.2022 This Friday, September 25th is World Pharmacists Day! This year's theme is transforming global health, while working locally; a perfect summary of the incre...dible service community pharmacies have provided this year. We want to take the opportunity to share our appreciation for all that our amazing pharmacies do for the Queensland communities.

17.01.2022 Professional registration renewal fees for pharmacists for the 2020/21 year have been increased by 3% to $420 for general registration. Announcing the fee hike, Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) CEO, Martin Fletcher, noted health professionals struggling through the COVID-19 pandemic would be offered access to a renewal fee payment plan. For more and updates - https://pharmacydaily.com.au/

16.01.2022 Federal Government policymakers need to embrace science over ideology when it comes to delivering access to smoke-free alternatives to cigarettes, tobacco giant Philip Morris International (PMI) claims. What are your thoughts on vaping?

16.01.2022 There are better ways to improve patient access to cannabidiol (CBD) products than down-scheduling certain products, an authorised GP prescriber of medicinal cannabis believes. What are your thoughts? Would you agree? https://pharmacydaily.com.au//gp-questions-pharmacis/91667

16.01.2022 The International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) has issued an addendum to its COVID-19 guidance following recent developments relating to vaccines and treatment for the pandemic virus. To learn more - https://bit.ly/38UWRg0

16.01.2022 Community pharmacies in South Australia could be in line to gain access to National Immunisation Program influenza vaccines for patients aged 65 years and older, following a review of the state's vaccination strategy.

15.01.2022 The pharmacy profession has demonstrated its expertise, strength, courage and dedication to care to the highest level during the COVID-19 crisis, the President of the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP), Dominique Jordan, has said. Follow the link below to read the rest of this week's Guild update.

15.01.2022 Happy International Pharmacist Day! Thank you to all pharmacy staff for working tirelessly to support your communities through this challenging year! Tag someone you want to say thank you to in the comments below.

15.01.2022 Australian track cycling legend, Anna Meares OAM, is the first speaker to be confirmed for the Australian Pharmacy Professional Conference and Trade Exhibition (APP) next year. To see the rest of today's issue, follow this link - https://bit.ly/2H21SaF

15.01.2022 Suicide pharmacy: what can we do? Kay Dunkley is Executive Officer, Pharmacists' Support Service and in today's issue provided some very helpful guidance and insight on how the industry can support the fight to reduce suicide deaths. A very relevant piece for this year's national R U OK? Day.

15.01.2022 Temporary emergency dispensing and digital image prescribing measures introduced in response to the COVID-19 pandemic should be made permanent, a Queensland State Parliamentary Committee believes. Do you agree? Like this post, if you too agree with the Queensland State Parliamentary Committee. To read: https://bit.ly/36XdpDk

15.01.2022 Health literacy and the role of pharmacists in promoting medicines safety will be key to the 2020 NSW Multicultural Health Week campaign. The campaign, which kicked off today, aims to improve medicines safety across the state, with new fact sheets in 28 languages, outlining how patients can use their medicines safely.

14.01.2022 University of Sydney School of Pharmacy Professor of Medicines Use Optimisation, Parisa Aslani (pictured), has been elected as one of three new Vice Presidents of the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) - https://bit.ly/3bW6Q48 Congratulations!

13.01.2022 Hospital pharmacists are calling for action to be taken across four priority areas to counter the risk of medicine-related harm. For the four priority areas plus the full story - https://pharmacydaily.com.au//turn-the-tide-on-meds-/91755

13.01.2022 State and Territory Governments are being urged to implement the legislation required to enable pharmacists to administer COVID-19 vaccines now, rather than until they are approved. Pharmaceutical Society of Australia National President, Dr Chris Freeman, said a vaccine would be the primary way out of the pandemic, and all jurisdictions should prepare to have all hands on deck to optimise the number of immunisers available to support the rollout of COVID vaccines.

12.01.2022 Measures allowing pharmacists to supply emergency quantities of medicines funded under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) need to be extended in line with emergency measures in Victoria, the Pharmacy Guild of Australia believes. To read today's issue of #PharmacyDaily, follow the link below.

12.01.2022 Will 7CPA service funding satisfy? Questions are being asked about whether the funding allocated for professional services in the Seventh Community Pharmacy Agreement (7CPA) will satisfy the profession. What are your thoughts? Will it? - https://bit.ly/3gVjKjW

11.01.2022 Pharmacists need to ensure they have skills in research, data analysis and informatics to support their roles in a post-COVID-19 world, Australian Pharmacy Council (APC) Chair, Associate Professor Sue Kirsa, believes.

11.01.2022 In today's issue of Pharmacy Daily: Childcare costs hit pharmacy workers, Webstercare ranks high for innovation, TGA issues fines, and more. To read the issue follow the link: https://bit.ly/34Dt1sz To subscribe to #PharmacyDaily follow this link: https://pharmacydaily.com.au/subscribe

11.01.2022 The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has issued a warning, urging patients not to take YongGang tablets after testing found undeclared sildenafil. https://pharmacydaily.com.au//yonggang-tablets-safet/92174

10.01.2022 Employee pharmacists' union, Professional Pharmacists Australia (PPA), is increasingly having to resort to legal avenues to resolve disputes between its members and pharmacy owners, President, Dr Geoff March, reports. To read the full story - https://bit.ly/371GKux

10.01.2022 The eight finalists for the 2020 Pharmacy Guild of Australia/Maxigesic Pharmacy Assistant of the Year Award (PATY) have been named with the winners of the State and Territory awards set to go head-to-head on 30 Oct in a virtual event. To discover the finalists: https://pharmacydaily.com.au/n/paty-finalists-named-2/92130

09.01.2022 Pharmacist vax not about turf war Pharmacist vaccination services are not about "eating another health profession's lunch" but boosting access to immunisations, former International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) Community Pharmacy Section President, Paul Sinclair, believes. To read today's edition, follow the link - https://bit.ly/3lKm4Op

09.01.2022 Federal Health Minister, Greg Hunt, is marking World Pharmacists Day with the launch of research grants focused on medication safety and medicines interventions by pharmacists.

08.01.2022 Have you seen today's issue of Pharmacy Daily featuring; Is pharmacy slowing e-script rollout?, HIMR to close medicines safety gaps, Cancer cure claims raise TGA’s ire, and more! To read - https://bit.ly/38XWnG3

08.01.2022 Millions of people globally get hospitalized for complications due to influenza infection. This is preventable!

07.01.2022 Pharmacist immunisers may be forced to wait up to six months after doctors commence the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines (COVAX), under the Federal Government's Australian COVID-19 Vaccination Policy. To read - https://bit.ly/2USVHJC

07.01.2022 COVID-19 infection rates amongst Victorian pharmacists highlight the need for the implementation of paid pandemic leave, Professional Pharmacists Australia (PPA) President, Dr Geoff March, believes.

06.01.2022 TGA plots Schedule 3 (pharmacist-only medicine) entry for cannabidiol. The Therapeutic Goods Administration has made an interim decision to amend the current Poisons Standard to down-schedule cannabidiol (CBD) to allow greater access through a new Schedule 3 entry, Pharmacy Daily can exclusively reveal. Read more here: https://buff.ly/3k1l7zy

06.01.2022 Pharmacy owners in Victoria are voicing concerns over their stores' future viability after being excluded from the latest round of State Government Business Support Fund grants. To read the full story: https://bit.ly/3iUrh3d

05.01.2022 Guild Learning and Development has launched a new CPD-approved podcast to support pharmacists in the area of nutrition. The podcast can be accessed on the Pharmacy Business and Career Network podcast - https://bit.ly/3pK6JPw

04.01.2022 AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine candidate (ChAdOx1-S) has moved a step closer to gaining provisional registration, after the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) granted a provisional determination in relation to it on Fri.

04.01.2022 Bushfires and the COVID-19 pandemic have seen pharmacies across the country take on multiple challenges in 2020 to meet the needs of patients. Marking the lengths pharmacists have gone to, to support their communities the Pharmacy Guild of Australia has launched a new Community Pharmacy Heroes video series, featuring interviews telling the stories of those on the frontline.

04.01.2022 Pharmacy owners are calling on the Federal Government to extend its funding for the Home Medicines Service (HMS) announced as part of the initial $2.4 billion COVID-19 health package. To read the entire issue of Pharmacy Daily for free, follow the link below.

04.01.2022 Health professionals are being urged to adopt "good password practices" to combat the threat of cyber attacks. To learn more, follow this link - https://bit.ly/2JlaYk1

03.01.2022 Federal funding needs to be allocated to enable pharmacist immunisers to administer COVID-19 vaccines to patients free of charge, Pharmacy Guild of Australia National Vice President, Anthony Tassone, believes. What are your thoughts? Let us know in the comments below. To read the full story: https://bit.ly/2DWneoH

03.01.2022 Plans to make vaporised nicotine products Prescription-Only are being welcomed by medical organisations. Do you too welcome this move?

03.01.2022 Patients will retain control over who can see medications on their Active Script List (ASL) when the next phase of electronic-prescriptions is rolled out, Fred IT Group e-health General Manager, David Freemantle says.

03.01.2022 More than 700 pharmacists and pharmacy staff across NSW have registered to take part in mental health training under a State Government-funded drought relief extension package. To learn more - https://bit.ly/364zOxy

03.01.2022 Data from the Capital Chemist Group shows an 8.6% rise in prescription volumes for selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) for the year to date, potentially showing the impact of the bushfire and COVID-19 crises. To read the full story - https://bit.ly/35FYjRy

03.01.2022 Confirmation that 65 Victorian pharmacists have tested positive for COVID-19 "makes a mockery" of suggestions the pharmacy workforce does not face an increased risk of infection, former Pharmaceutical Society of Australia CEO, Shane Jackson, believes. What are your thoughts? To read today's issue - https://bit.ly/2Re1s2V

02.01.2022 Pharmacists are being encouraged to review promotional material to encourage better uptake of any potential COVID vaccine or seasonal shots, an international aged care leader believes.

01.01.2022 Pharmacist's Support Service Executive Officer, Kay Dunkley, has been named as the 2020 Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) Pharmacist of the Year (PotY). Congratulations to Kay!

01.01.2022 Measures aimed at boosting access to new medicines through the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS), increased investment in aged care and additional funding for mental health services, announced in last night's Federal Budget, are being welcomed by the pharmacy sector. For this story and more, read today's issue of #PharmacyDaily via this link - https://bit.ly/3noGop4