Throwing it all away
Pharmacists falling short on knowledge of negative environmental effects of drugs, study finds Pharmacists require more information themselves on the negative impacts of pharmaceuticals on the environment if they are to take …
Dung & discounts!
An unusual story tops the list of our 10 most read stories during the previous month Chemist Warehouse and pharmacist misconduct once again dominate the list of the 10 most …
Medication misadventure
“I don’t know why I need to be on all these”: study reveals patient medicine confusion A new Australian study has highlighted the vital role played by pharmacists, especially non-dispensing …
Pharmacy ownership rules “irrelevant”
Chemist Warehouse’s market power is leaving existing rules exposed, national newspaper claims The recent deal between the My Chemist/Chemist Warehouse Group and EBOS Group has revealed both the market power …
Full steam ahead for Sigma?
Is Sigma set to boost its pharmacy spending as it deals with the aftermath of the CWH/EBOS deal? Sigma Healthcare faces some difficult choices as it deals with the aftermath …
Poll: Are MedsChecks ‘double-dipping’?
A Federal Senator recently questioned whether MedsChecks represent pharmacists being paid for ‘doing their job’. Do you agree? A Federal Senator questioned whether pharmacies should be remunerated for providing services …
Avoid One Night Lover
Regulator issues warnings about a number of untested imported drugs The TGA has issued a warning on three products that it has found to contain sildenafil as an undisclosed substance. …
Getting a blue card
Should pharmacists routinely hand out adverse event reporting cards? A petition calling for this is now before Parliament A petition presented to the House of Representatives this week calls for …
Parliament honours late pharmacist MP
Federal Parliamentarians have paid their respects to a pharmacist who was a minister in the Whitlam government Federal Parliament has this week paid respect to the honourable Joseph Max Berinson, …
Not on my watch…
An Internet storm is caused by a US pharmacist’s refusal to supply, but could it also happen in Australia? A US woman says she was publicly shamed and left in …
The prices are down
The PBS has published its latest list of medicines set to undergo price disclosure reductions These medicines are part of the Fifth Remove Originator price reduction cycle, set to take …
We need to get real on CAMs
Pharmacists have to make up a lot of ground to meet the expectations of consumers and other health professionals in the advice offered on complementary medicines, a leading clinical pharmacist …