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Search for Australia’s Oldest Medicines
WIN with AJP & RUM To encourage pharmacy to support the Return Unwanted Medicines (RUM) new consumer campaign, AJP has teamed up with RUM to …
What do you know about IUDs and hormonal implants?
Most women are unaware or misinformed about the most effective reversible contraceptives on the market, say women’s health experts The Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association …
New constitution for SHPA
SHPA members have voted overwhelmingly for a new, contemporary constitution as a special resolution passed with 90% support last week The new SHPA Constitution will …
Women’s pharmacy discussion group dinner
Women in pharmacy are being invited to participate in an “exquisite evening” of food and discussion On Wednesday 18 October, the Women’s Pharmacy Discussion Group …
What motivates your learning?
Pharmacists are being invited to have their say about CPD plans As the CPD year draws to a close, QUT Discipline of Pharmacy unit coordinator …
Union sends mass letters over penalty rates
PPA has called on hundreds of pharmacies across Australia to confirm they are not cutting penalty rates, with Amcal firmly in its sights Amcal pharmacies …
Chemmart takes Roy Morgan poll
The TerryWhite Chemmart brand has secured the top spot in customer satisfaction three months in a row Chemmart has shot up to the top of …
Compounder loses appeal against registration conditions
A NSW pharmacist who shot into the media spotlight for his connection to the Medical WeightLoss Institute has had his dispensing abilities restricted Mr Darryl …
10 simple ways to prepare for thunderstorm asthma
The Victorian tragedy that occurred in November last year pushed emergency services to the limit… here’s how to prepare as pollen season begins across south-east …
Flu is a tragic illness. How can we get more people to vaccinate?
Influenza has traditionally been the underdog of vaccine-preventable diseases, write Julie Leask and Samantha Carlson Julie Leask, Associate Professor, University of Sydney; Samantha Carlson, Research Officer for the …
New national immunisation support program
NPS MedicineWise partners with National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance to deliver support program The Primary Health Networks Immunisation Support Program will be co-designed …
Happy World Pharmacists’ Day!
It’s World Pharmacists’ Day, and Australia’s pharmacy organisations are celebrating Marked worldwide on Monday 25 September 2017, the theme of this year’s day is “From …
Pill testing approved for Canberra festival
In an Australia-first, the ACT Government will allow free pill testing to take place at a music festival this November The ACT government has given …