Vaping-related lung disease now has a name – and a likely cause
5 things you need to know about EVALI Coral Gartner Associate Professor, School of Public Health, The University of Queensland Wayne Hall Professor and Director, Centre for Youth Substance Abuse Research, …
Focus on chemical restraint, not prescribing rights
Responses by pharmacy organisations to the Royal Commission into Aged Care interim report are not based on evidence, argues Dr Juanita Breen At the end of October the Royal Commission …
Getting up to speed
The need to do more with less is driving automation in pharmacy, says Marta Stybowski, but are we asking the right questions? The growing pressure to achieve more with less …
How do you want to practice in five years time?
The PSA, in conjunction with a collaborative research team being led by Griffith and Monash Universities, have launched the pharmacist workforce survey PAMELA. It’s your chance to have your say …
Pharmacy Choice & healthSAVE 5Step Retail Incentive Program winners announced!
10 top tier winners of the 2019 Pharmacy Choice & healthSAVE 5Step Retail Incentive Program celebrated their successes with a Top Tier Adventure in Melbourne and Ubud, Indonesia. It was …
Q&A: Dr Danial Schecter
‘In terms of Australia, there are mistakes that can be learnt from Canada’: we speak with an expert about the clinical use of medicinal cannabis Medicinal cannabis is a burgeoning …
Deciphering the puzzle
Do you know how to read a financial statement? Here’s a quick guide by Victoria Le, from Peak Strategies As a pharmacist, you are qualified and well trained to help …
Intensity and mix are everything
A discussion about coffee led Bruce Annabel and Mal Scrymgeour to think about product ranging in pharmacy and the lessons that could be learned from a good barista We both …
Health follies of last century
A look back at some of the ‘health misadventures’ common in the earlier years of the 20th century, by Ralph Tapping Health follies’ of the last century might otherwise be …
Building the next generation of pharmacy leaders
An Australian delegate explains how the International Pharmaceutical Federation is preparing the next generation of international pharmacy leaders The International Pharmaceutical Federation’s (FIP) once again received hundreds of applications from …
Sealing the deal
What are the eleven key steps in buying or selling a pharmacy? Natalie Sirianni counts down the process Selling or buying a pharmacy can be a fairly long process, usually …
How birth control pill prescriptions by a pharmacist could broaden access and keep costs down
Jurisdictions in the United States are re-examining the role of the pharmacist in contraception, writes Sarah Lynch, Binghamton University, State University of New York Almost 50% of pregnancies in the …