How are the current low interest rates impacting on the pharmacy business sales market? Natalie Sirianni explains At its last meeting on Tuesday 4 April 2017, the Reserve Bank of …

New tax office data lifts the lid on occupational income differences, and on the gender gap in pharmacist pay A gender gap definitely exists in Australian pharmacist pay rates, if …

Why pharmacies need to adopt stress management policies? Increasing workloads and role complexity are raising the need for more pharmacies to adopt coherent stress management policies, academics believe. UK pharmacy …

Former pharmacist convicted after non-registered dispensing  A former pharmacist in Western Australia has been convicted of holding himself out as a registered pharmacist while not being registered under National Law, …

Child-safety cap issue leads to potassium tablet recall Aspen Pharmacare, in consultation with the TGA, has initiated a recall of Span-K (potassium chloride) 600 mg tablets. The recall has been …

What are likely to be the top 10 drug launches of 2017?  2016 was an “unusually slow year” for drug approvals, according to US industry website Fierce Pharma.  However, analysts …

What role can pharmacy play in sports health and physical activity promotion? Chris Brooker investigates In most community pharmacies it’s one of the categories that regularly turns over without being …

An unusual case from France has highlighted the importance of medicine reconciliation, say experts A 66-year-old man with cirrhosis and chronic alcoholism was accidentally prescribed his dog’s medication when admitted …

Does a dedicated social media strategy offer benefits to a pharmacy? Chris Brooker investigates  The social media landscape continues to evolve rapidly for both consumers and businesses. With nearly three …

The majority of households with children are not safely storing opioid-containing medications, according to a US study A US-wide study of adults who have used prescription opioids and lived in …

We take a look at 12 key business-related findings and statistics from the 2016 UTS:Pharmacy Barometer 84% of pharmacists would prefer a change to a health destination service based model …

Counting the cost in the aftermath of recent natural disasters, and more action over the ongoing penalty rates cut saga dominated the week in pharmacy The penalty rates issue kept …