Who is leading the way?
Nominations are now open for the 2018 Innovative Pharmacist of the Year Award This annual award was initiated by UTS Pharmacy in 2012 in order to recognise, reward and celebrate those pharmacists …
Our concerns about clinical pharmacy funding
A letter sent to PSA on 8 August 2018 by the Small Pharmacies Group about the GP pharmacist model The Small Pharmacies Group has raised important questions about the GP practice …
CWH co-founder is wrong on deregulation claims
Recent comments by Chemist Warehouse’s Damian Gance could undermine the credibility of the profession, writes Paul Jaffar The Inquiry into the establishment of a pharmacy council and pharmacy ownership in …
At sixes and sevens
Consumer surveys that tell you how satisfied pharmacy customers are with the service they receive are rubbish, say Bruce Annabel and Mal Scrymgeour Recently one of us commented that some …
Ten habits of people who lose weight and keep it off
Most people who diet will regain 50% of the lost weight in the first year after losing it. Much of the rest will regain it in the following three years. …
Strip back to the basics
Recent debate over who is responsible for the short supply of urine strips reveals some truths about health communication in pharmacy, says Glenn Guilfoyle Avid readers of the trade press …
Who’s driving the bus?
While most pharmacies will carry on operating ‘business as usual’ come the 1 October cuts, more strategic ones will look for ways to offset the impacts, writes Trent Ruprecht The pharmacy …
How pharmacists can help solve medication errors
B. Joseph Guglielmo, University of California, San Francisco In today’s health care system, no one person – maybe not even you – knows exactly what drugs you’re taking. What’s more, …
How clean is your desk? The unwelcome reality of office hygiene
Michael Loughlin, Nottingham Trent University If you work in an office, the chances are there are some colleagues you would rather sit next to than others. But we’re not just …
Top 10 tips for pharmacy bookkeeping
Keeping track of your pharmacy’s finances is vital for its success, writes John Thornett Pharmacy owners quickly realise, one of the keys to success in business is well documented and …
Freezing out the folks: default My Health Record settings don’t protect teens’ privacy
Melissa Kang, University of Technology Sydney and Lena Sanci, University of Melbourne As the opt-out period for the My Health Record continues, so too does the debate surrounding issues of …
Off the grid
Community pharmacy owner Peter Feros looks at how skyrocketing electricity prices are hitting pharmacies, and their patients The Australian Competition and Consumers Commission’s electricity affordability report reveals the huge cost …