Fighting antibiotic allergy
Hospital pharmacists need to be included into collaborative programs to tackle antibiotic allergies, say Australian researchers. Academics from a range of institutions questioned 277 allergists, clinical immunologists and hospital pharmacists …
Are you being served?
Why pharmacy trumps retail for OTC purchases? Consumers give the lowdown Time pressure or cost are not overriding concerns for pharmacy customers, new consumer research reveals. A study of 86 …
A woman of influence
We recently released our list of Pharmacy’s 10 Women of Influence. Here we speak to Samantha Kourtis, who was ranked the fifth most influential woman in pharmacy. Do you …
A time of sales growth
‘Vibrant’ pharmacy sector outperforms retail, analysts say The pharmacy sector is experiencing double digit sales growth, outperforming the general retail sector, industry analysts say. The sector is seeing “dynamic and …
Women in pharmacy
What readers said about our poll to determine pharmacy’s 10 Women of Influence Readers have reacted positively to the results of our poll to determine pharmacy’s 10 Women of Influence, …
Switch hitters recognised
Some of the leading OTC sales and marketing campaigns were recognised at the Australian Self Medication Industry (ASMI) Diamond Awards dinner. Held in Sydney late last week, three categories of …
The 10 Women of Influence
The votes are in to decide pharmacy’s 10 Women of Influence. Who has made the final list? Our quest to find pharmacy’s 10 Women of Influence has received votes from …
The week in review
This week saw the launch of new pharmacy super banner group Terry White Chemmart was launched after the Terry White Group shareholder passed the merger with Chemmart. The federal government …
The big reveal
The counting is over and its almost time to reveal who are pharmacy’s 10 Women of Influence We’ve closed the polls on our online vote to determine the most influential …
Minister backs medicine downscheduling
More work needs to be done on downscheduling medicines in Australia, the Minister for Health believes. Meanwhile a final decision on the scheduling of codiene could be delivered before the …
10 tips for a secure IT system
Pharmacists are once again being warned of malicious software threats. Here are 10 tips from Fred IT to develop a secure system in your pharmacy Pharmacy regulators have recently reiterated …
Changing the guidelines
Pension assets changes may affect pharmaceutical access for thousands, but bureaucrats say intent is to provide other subsidies Changes to the aged pension assets test will see around 90,000 retirees …