The week in review
Pay has been a key issue in pharmacy this week, plus regulation changes and new ways for pharmacy to improve health care The National Pharmacy Students Survey showed us that …
Face mask pricing referred to ACCC
Pharmacies accused of “cashing in” on the coronavirus while supplier price soars A supplier of P2/N95 masks has been referred to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission over a jump …
Getting there
Pharmacy students want to work in hospitals – but there are barriers to their entry The Society of Hospital Pharmacist of Australia has reinstated calls for a nationwide approach to …
World news wrapup: 13 February 2020
NZ pharmacist censured after pouring petrol on neighbours; more funding woes in the UK; Chemist Warehouse eyes new market Kāpiti, New Zealand: A pharmacist “just snapped” after years of complaining …
Less talk, more action
A new report on preventable hospitalisations underlines the capacity for pharmacists to work to full scope of practice, one stakeholder says The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare released a …
Working together: what helps and hinders
GPs and pharmacists work best together when they understand and value one another’s expertise, a new study shows The research, published in the British Journal of General Practice by researchers …
Helping with non-medical activities
Pharmacy is a “touch point” which could be used to help social prescribing for people who feel isolated – but such assistance often remains unfunded A new report from the …
The week in review
It’s been a busy and varied week in pharmacy, with opportunities to think about new ways to address existing issues, plus movement on opioids and concern about price gouging We …
‘We have to get this done.’
All states and territories are expected to integrate their real-time prescription monitoring by the end – if not the middle – of 2020, the Health Minister has said Speaking to …
It’s ‘unfair to point the finger at pharmacies’
Symbion hits back at media claims of price gouging, while the Guild’s George Tambassis reminds pharmacists that the sector is under the spotlight thanks to the novel coronavirus TerryWhite Chemmart …
Pharmacy emergency taskforce tackles coronavirus
The International Pharmaceutical Federation has issued new guidance on pharmacists and the novel coronavirus The roles that pharmacists in community, hospital and clinical biology can play in preventing the spread …
How pharmacists can fight coronavirus – and fake news
Pharmacists have a key role in helping manage panic and fake news about the coronavirus – despite mainstream media accusations of profiteering With stock of hand sanitiser and face masks …