What’s wrong with kids’ vitamin gummies?
They’re unhealthy, poorly regulated and exploitative, argue Ken Harvey, Eliza Li, Rosemary Stanton and Stuart Dashper Ken Harvey, Associate Professor, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University; Eliza Li, Biomedical Science …
Pharmacists struggling to keep pace with impact of PBS reforms
High rents, high wages, PBS reform and a tough retail market aren’t doing pharmacy any favours, writes Mark Churchill The speed at which the most recent PBS reforms have been …
Broadening opportunities for funding
Our profession cannot afford to stand still, writes Joe Demarte PSA is acutely aware that for our profession to flourish in the future, we need to broaden our horizons when it …
FactCheck: will 700,000 workers be ‘ripped off’ by penalty rate cuts, as Bill Shorten said?
FactCheck: will 700,000 workers be ‘ripped off’ by penalty rate cuts, as Bill Shorten said? Joshua Healy, University of Melbourne Malcolm Turnbull’s cuts to penalty rates will rip off 700,000 …
Forum: Efudix on genitals
An AusPharm member writes: “I’ve just had a script prescribed by local GP for Efudix for a 19yo male (not present) “On questioning his mother she says he has a …
Better medicine labels: get it right the first time
How will the new medicine-labelling requirements improve customer compliance and understanding? asks Michael De Bari Prescription dispensing has gone unchanged for decades in Australia. Now, the Australian Federal Government, through its …
Pharmacists without borders
An interview with a Sydney pharmacist making a difference on the other side of the world Grace Yoo was a pharmacy student in Sydney looking for volunteer placements when she first …
How to access Budget funding
The Queensland Guild is supporting its members to access funding set aside in the Budget for pharmacy programs The Pharmacy Guild of Australia, Queensland Branch has implemented a dedicated Pharmacy …
Should EC be a taboo subject?
Do pharmacists feel EC is a responsible choice? asks Dr Philip Goldstone In November and December 2016, we surveyed pharmacists in an effort to investigate pharmacists’ awareness and understanding of …
Artefacts: plasters & poultices
One hundred years ago preparations to soothe and medicate the skin were regularly prescribed and compounded, including ointments, creams, plasters and poultices Preparing a plaster involved spreading a pliable base …
Science or Snake oil: do Band-Aids really ‘heal cuts twice as fast’?
Science or Snake oil: do Band-Aids really ‘heal cuts twice as fast’? Don’t believe the hype. Band-Aids might protect minor cuts but there’s no publicly available evidence they speed up …
The 3-step model to future proof your pharmacy
Have you future proofed your business to reduce it’s vulnerability to current sales and profitability threats, Linda Miller asks? For many pharmacists, the biggest problem is being so busy with …