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Management of pelvic pain: when is it more than period pain?
Jean Hailes鈥� gynaecologist Dr Pav Nanayakkara & physiotherapist Amy Steventon discuss optimal pelvic pain management in pharmacy 25 June 2024 | 7-8.00PM AEST How might pelvic pain in women present, …
Barnes backs CWH, Sigma merger
Co-author of a review into pharmacy hopes ACCC 鈥渒eeps an open mind鈥� on Sigma鈥檚 proposed merger with Chemist Warehouse聽 Plans to merge pharmaceutical wholesaler, Sigma Healthcare, with discount giant, Chemist …
The week in review
The ACCC鈥檚 Statement of Issues relating to Sigma鈥檚 proposed merger with Chemist Warehouse captured the headlines in recent days聽 Almost six months to the day after Sigma Healthcare announced its …
Shingrix demand may have reached its peak
Initial demand for the Shingrix vaccine has been 鈥渕uch higher鈥� than the Department of Health and Aged Care has seen for other jabs on the NIP an official says聽 More …
The link between acne and diet: where are we now?
Evidence continues to grow on the role diet plays in acne, with certain food types linked to exacerbations, while others may be beneficial. Jala Moushi reviews the research Acne is …
Ozempic compounding ban no 鈥榢nee-jerk鈥� reaction
Department defends recommendation to ban the compounding of semaglutide and tirepatide medications聽 Moves to prohibit pharmacists from compounding replicas of Ozempic (semaglutide) and Mounjaro (tirepatide) were not a 鈥渒nee-jerk response鈥� …
Could CWH/Sigma merger prompt retail pharmacy foreclosures?
ACCC highlights “foreclosure of retail pharmacies” among its concerns about the proposed Sigma and CWH merger The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) wants to take a closer look at …
The top ten
Agreement, budget and $1 discount demise capture our readers attention It was a month of big announcements and events – the federal budget, the 8CPA, Pharmacy Guild election upsets and …
Access to emergency contraception ‘problematic鈥�
Almost a third of Australian community pharmacies do not stock ulipristal acetate emergency contraceptive聽pills, a study reveals聽 Access to first-line emergency oral contraceptives is being described as 鈥減roblematic鈥� by researchers, …
June MIMS update
A look at some of the recent changes to the medicines landscape, with new products and indications New Products Avacopan (Tavneos) is a selective antagonist of the human complement 5a …
鈥楾his is a pivotal moment for our profession鈥�
What do credentialed pharmacists think of the two new pharmacy agreements? AJP chats to some sector leaders… Deborah Hawthorne, 2023 consultant pharmacist of the year: 鈥淔or too long, the majority …
Ownership of CWH stores 鈥榳arrants urgent attention鈥�: Guild
Guild calls for greater scrutiny of the ownership of Chemist Warehouse stores, as discounter pledges to cooperate with the ACCC聽 聽 Regulators are being urged by the Pharmacy Guild of …
PBS issues substitution update
Bufomix Easyhaler 400/12 will become substitutable with other PBS-listed brands from 1 July聽 The Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) has confirmed an error preventing聽 Bufomix Easyhaler 400/12 (budesonide 400 microgram/actuation + …