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Expert insights on the pharmacological management of overweight and obesity
Professor John Dixon and experienced pharmacist Dr Irene Um discuss the growing health concern of overweight and obesity and its pharmacological management 25 September 2024 | 7-8.00PM AEST This webinar …
Advanced Practice Pioneers
We are seeking to identify pharmacy’s Advanced Practice Pioneers, and we want you to tell us who they are Each year we ask our readers to identify those who are …
Break-in ‘wasn’t a very profitable exercise’
Targeted pharmacist says it’s “quite disgusting” that an adult would use children to help steal from chemists South Australia police have said in a statement that they have arrested three …
World news wrapup: 19 September 2024
Intern snooping in patient records sparks privacy report; times are hard for Welsh pharmacies; CVS workers in California plan strike Regina, Saskatchewan: A pharmacy intern’s prying into the medical records …
Low HMR uptake for high-risk cohort
Do HMRs reduce hospitalisations or admissions to long-term care facilities? A new study has closely looked at carefully matched groups to find out A new study of older people receiving …
Why Australians don’t report ADRs
Around three-quarters of Australians have experienced an adverse reaction to a medicine – but less than half have actually reported it, new data shows Researchers from the University of South …
Resource targets unsafe online medicines
Patients and carers are increasingly turning to the internet to source substandard and falsified medicines, one group warns On World Patient Safety Day (18 September 2024), the International Pharmaceutical Federation …
End RSV vaccine ‘postcode lottery’: Ruston
Government urged to act on PBAC’s RSV vaccination recommendation to ease cost-of-living pressures Shadow Health Minister, Senator Anne Ruston is calling on the government to fund the respiratory syncytial virus …
Board announces fee rise
The National Boards have announced their annual fees, saying they continue to minimise fee increases Ahpra and the Boards have issued a statement in which they are very aware that …
MedAdvisor turns to pharmacists for solutions
Tech company’s pharmacy advisory group to deliver real-time feedback to improve workflow MedAdvisor Solutions is looking to pharmacists to ensure its products are “tailored to the evolving demands” of the …
‘We just don’t have room for you anywhere else’
Discrimination against pharmacists based on maternity status could exacerbate the profession’s workforce issues, union warns Women in the Australian pharmacy sector are reporting incidents of workplace discrimination based on their …
Docs ask for expanded dispensing powers
Pharmacists point out GPs’ “reimagined take” on antimicrobial stewardship in their bid to have doctor’s bag powers expanded President of the Australian Medical Association Queensland and former pharmacist Dr Nick …
Is maternity leave a career killer in pharmacy?
Despite having a highly feminised workforce, reports of discrimination against mums-to-be and pharmacists returning from maternity leave are emerging Following an interview with Amandeep Doll the head of professional belonging …
Groundwork underway for North Queensland distribution centre
Wholesaler breaks ground at site of new fulfillment centre in Far North Queensland Wesfarmers Health expects to have its new distribution centre in Cairns up and running within 13 months, …