Bureaucracy backs pharmacy
Five Queensland state government departments have signed up to have their staff vaccinated in pharmacies The Pharmacy Guild of Australia, Queensland branch, announced this week that it had secured agreements …
Pharmacy wins a budget boost
Good outcome for the sector, although many measures were already in train Pharmacy groups are applauding the Federal government and Health Minister Greg Hunt for delivering a good Budget for …
Conduct under review
Pharmacy’s code of conduct is to be revisited as Board renews warnings over advertising breaches The Pharmacy Board of Australia has started a scheduled review of the existing Pharmacy Code of …
In the name of harmony
Over 200 active ingredient names set to change as Australia moves to fall in line with international norms A wide range of active ingredient names are set to be updated …
Teething troubles
Homeopathic baby products recalled following labelling failure The TGA has announced a recall of all batches of Hyland’s Baby teething tablets and Hyland’s Baby nighttime teething tablets. The recall, announced …
Show me the money
Pre-Budget media revelations may not be all that they seem What is being described as “one of the most comprehensive pre-Budget leaks ever” has revealed the federal government plans a …
The richest man in pharmacy
Who is the world’s richest retail pharmacy shareholder? He’s the CEO of what is described as “the world’s first global pharmacy-led, health and wellbeing enterprise”, and he’s also its largest …
Fido bites back
Dog-related injuries account for a surprisingly large number of hospitalisations, new data reveals In 2013-14 there were 572 cases of hospitalisation due to drowning in Australia. While this is a …
The right level of interest?
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 …
What are you earning?
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 …
Stressed out
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 …
Court convicts hold out
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, …