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Helping parents to help their children: tailoring counselling for pain & fever
Dr Kieran Le Plastrier and pharmacist Suzanna Nash discuss how to improve parent counselling skills on pain & fever using new ACP guideline 30 April 2024 | 7-8.00PM AEST What …
Hi, I’m your pharmacist!
Hi, I’m your pharmacist and I’m not ignoring you it’s just that I’m pretty focused on my job at the moment Although you may not really understand all that this …
Wholesaling deal needs ‘radical restructure’ in 8CPA
Remote and isolated pharmacies are calling for the new Community Service Obligation (CSO) to allow for direct payments to remote and isolated pharmacies under the 8CPA Pharmacists working in some …
How should OTC analgesics be displayed?
Should paracetamol and ibuprofen be displayed for sale where children can reach them? What about right next to chocolate bars? One stakeholder weighs in The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of …
Transaction fees drive MedAdvisor growth
The introduction of new transaction fees is contributing to revenue growth for MedAdvisor Solutions Transaction fees for vaccinations and “services associated with Project STOP” are already boosting medication management software …
TGA seizes 500k illegally imported vapes
Authorities detain vapes worth more than $15 million in largest bust ever The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) and Victoria Police have seized almost 500,000 allegedly illegally imported vapes, as part …
Medicolegal incidents in pharmacy: managing associated psychosocial hazards
A community pharmacist and a PDL professional officer discuss how to minimise psychosocial hazards created by medicolegal incidents in pharmacy, in a webinar moderated by PSS President Curtis Ruhnau. What …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Respiratory syncytial virus in children Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is one of the most common causes of lower respiratory tract infection …
Lockdown closures led to PBS cancellation
A pharmacy owner has taken her appeal against a decision to cancel her PBS approval to the Federal Court – and been knocked back She had closed her pharmacy, located …
Man dons pink wig to rob CWH
A Tasmanian man said he was “stealing flat out” over his string of perfume thefts at discount chemists Luke White has fronted the Launceston Magistrates Court where he pleaded guilty …