Without more detail, it’s premature to say voluntary assisted dying laws in Victoria are ‘working well’
Courtney Hempton from Deakin University and Marc Trabsky from La Trobe University take a look at the Voluntary Assisted Dying report The Voluntary Assisted Dying Review Board has this week …
Getting back to basics
What are five key areas you need to focus on in your pharmacy? Business expert John Thornett outlines his top five It can be a little overwhelming when you are …
When the bark is worse than the bite!
Ralph Tapping takes a look at more of the questionable treatments offered in pharmacies in days gone by, including a rather toxic snake bite remedy Following upon my previous article …
The market situation
What’s the current situation with the pharmacy market? Natalie Sirianni provides the first update for 2020 As a Pharmacy Business Broker, the question I get asked most often is: “How …
The exam you can’t afford to fail
Community pharmacy needs to learn from, and correct, its past mistakes if it is to remain competitive, say Bruce Annabel and Mal Scrymgeour One of us had a school friend …
Health follies
Pharmacy historian Ralph Tapping has been looking into some of the questionable treatments sold in pharmacy in the recent past Laudanum and other preparations containing tincture of opium, for example …
Unauthorised generic substitutions, changes warning
Some pharmacists feel that they can make generic substitutions or changes to instructions where this is unauthorised, thinking these actions have no consequence – but that’s not the case In …
Speeding up the sale
A look at the current pharmacy market and how to speed up the timeframe of a sale. By Natalie Sirianni In this article I want to focus on a key …
Clinical tips: fertility
What is the pharmacist’s role in assistance with fertility? Bev Mistry-Cable takes an in-depth look Many couples may experience difficulty in falling pregnant, with one in six Australian couples struggling …
Should we be worried about the new Wuhan coronavirus?
Ian M. Mackay, The University of Queensland and Katherine Arden, The University of Queensland look at the emerging problem The World Health Organisation has postponed its decision about whether to …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Benefits and harms of intensive glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes The body of evidence shows no meaningful benefit …
Compounding the disaster
For many pharmacies already affected by Australia’s terrible bushfires, there may also be ongoing economic and business impacts, says Frank Sirianni A recent article suggests the “Economic impact of Australia’s …