Changing the script for residential care
Will paperless scripts impact the services pharmacies offer to residential care facilities? Anthony Tassone says changes are needed if pharmacy is to avoid legal and …
A broken chain: pharmacy’s supply crisis
The damaged pharmacy supply chain is creating the current (and future) spate of out of stock medicines, says Bruce Annabel Price disclosure has damaged all …
Employers: Are you prepared for Single Touch Payroll?
In less than a month, many employers will start reporting to the ATO in real-time from their payroll software each time they pay their employees. …
The inevitable rise of biosimilars
In the latest in our series based on 2017 UTS Pharmacy Barometer results, John Montgomery looks at how pharmacists view the riding tide of biosimilar …
Consumer campaign launched to boost vax rates
MedAdvisor will commence a consumer awareness campaign to highlight the benefits of the flu vaccination The campaign will target “busy” consumers between the age of …
The role of pharmacists in pain management
All pharmacists have the opportunity to start conversations with their patients about pain, and about their analgesic medications, writes Benita Suckling Working in an opioid …
The devil is in the detail: The importance of legal due diligence
Deciding whether to purchase a business is not an easy decision, and one of the first stages is completing due diligence, writes Sarah Stoddart Deciding whether …
Supply chain: price cuts moderating but damage done
On 1 April a number of large volume drugs managed to avoid a sizable price cut, however the pharmaceutical supply chain has already suffered serious …
It’s all in the numbers
Here’s a summary of what you need to know about the tax landscape in the wake of the 2018 Federal Budget, by Victoria Le from …
What do you think of the government response on homeopathy?
Government decision not to ban homeopathy sales from pharmacies is a mistake, argues Bruce Baer Arnold By Bruce Baer Arnold, University of Canberra Last year a …
Clinical tips: Ramadan
Pharmacists can work together with Muslims observing Ramadan to advise on best use of medicines and managing conditions, write Jarrod McMaugh and Fizza Mahmood Ramadan …
Every cancer patient should be prescribed exercise medicine
Every cancer patient should be prescribed exercise medicine Most doctors and nurses agree exercise is beneficial but don’t routinely prescribe exercise as part of their …