Australian hospitals are witnessing a worrying number of emergencies related to Ozempic overdoses. The Victorian Poisons Information Centre has received 82 related calls within two years, with the primary reason for calls (74 per cent) due to medication administration errors. Meanwhile, data from the NSW Poisons Information Centre, first reportedContinue Reading
Priceline pharmacy is facing boycott threats after displaying political flyers in its stores – and even attaching them to customers’ scripts. The flyers criticised the Albanese government, claiming that patients were at risk of prescription medicine shortages due major pharmacy reform. The flyers, which appeared to be authorised by theContinue Reading
A casting call for cash-strapped pharmacists is offering $5,000 for “real” workers in chemists to appear in a new ad spruiking the Albanese Government’s two-scripts-for-the-price-of-one deal. As controversy rages over the changes that will save patients money but are opposed by pharmacists, some chemists have started handing out material attackingContinue Reading