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Ramsay trade marks pharmacy brand
The term ‘Ramsay Pharmacy’ has been approved as a trade mark by a privately-owned subsidiary company of Ramsay Health Care, after first being refused three years ago Ramsay Health Care …
Four central tenets
The SHPA has released a set of new strategies for optimal geriatric pharmacy care Avoiding and reducing inappropriate polypharmacy, preventing adverse drug reactions, ensuring safe medicine administration, and continuity of …
Crisis affected most Australians
Politicians have thanked pharmacy for the sector’s tireless work during the recent bushfires… while new research looks at how many people were affected A NSW South Coast pharmacist who kept …
Arguing the case
Leading researchers argue for why pharmacist prescribing should be autonomous, and criticise language surrounding emergency provisions during the Australian bushfires The case for pharmacist prescribing and what this should look …
Mind the gap
The Federal Government needs to lift its game when it comes to planning for pandemics, say stakeholders, and pharmacy must be involved The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners is …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Treatment options for glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis Glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis is the most common form of secondary osteoporosis. It develops in a dose and …
The top ten
Pay disputes, crime and practice errors dominated our list of most read stories over the previous month These are the ten most clicked stories on our website from 12 January …
Don’t add S3s to RTM, says ACT Guild
The family of a woman who died from multi-drug toxicity are calling for compulsory real time monitoring, but the ACT Government disagrees… for now And the Pharmacy Guild’s ACT Branch …
Dispute over pharmacy approval
Two NSW pharmacies have battled it out in court over the definition of a ‘large medical centre’ and the impact of public holidays on operating hours A pharmacy based on …
Check Palexia strips: TGA
A labelling problem has seen Seqirus undertake a product defect correction over one batch of Palexia The TGA has advised consumers and health professionals that in consultation with the TGA, …
Poll: Are patients giving you a hard time?
With health anxiety rising in the community, out of stocks and price changes, are patients becoming increasingly abusive in pharmacy? The beginning of the 2020s has brought significant stressors for …
The market situation
What’s the current situation with the pharmacy market? Natalie Sirianni provides the first update for 2020 As a Pharmacy Business Broker, the question I get asked most often is: “How …