Showing the way
Australian pharmacy faculty maintains its world leading ranking Monash University has ranked second in the world for pharmacy and pharmacology in the 2018 QS World University Rankings by Subject. The …
Blockbuster alert
Nine new blockbuster drugs headed our way soon: report A series of new ‘blockbuster’ drugs are expected to hit Australian shores in the next 12-24 months, a new report claims. …
Managing GORD
Pharmacists have a key role to play in the treatment of GORD, but they must adopt a holistic approach to patients and to the condition Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) is …
Leading the world
Do you know who the leading pharmaceutical companies are worldwide? A new list has revealed the world’s top 25 The performance highlights of the Top 25 publicly traded global Pharma …
Bowled over by award
Pharmacy cricket scholarship winners announced Each season Pharmacy Cricket awards two scholarships to any student studying pharmacy in Australia. They each received $2500 to assist with their course. The two successful …
Are we in agreement?
We’re now into the second half of the five-year CPA cycle, so what’s the time frame for the seventh iteration of the Guild-Government agreement? In racing terms we’re into the …
Window dressing
Franchise send its head office a clear message on what it thinks of their support Staff of a UK pharmacy have left their franchise head office in no doubt as …
What a pain
Delays to new MedsCheck “disappointing” but revised start date expected soon, Guild says The new pharmacy Pain MedsCheck program, announced in January by Health Minister Greg Hunt, is set to …
Blackmore now a legend
International honour for Australian complementary medicine industry legend Marcus Blackmore, executive director of Blackmores’ has been inducted into the US Natural Products Hall of Legends Mr Blackmore (pictured) was honoured …
Pregnancy advice
Pharmacy is the go to source of complementary medicines information for maternity care providers, but advice varies greatly, posing safety questions Pharmacists are the prime source of advice for maternity …
To dispense or not to dispense
Readers weigh in with broad support over calls for pharmacy to be careful before devolving too much dispensing to pharmacy technicians or assistants AJP readers have expressed a range of …
Diversity the key at APP
Diversity will be a key focus at APP2018, with a commemorative panel session and a women’s networking lunch on the program. The Ann Dalton Address: From tokenism to leadership – …