Ownership future looks bright
Opportunities to become pharmacy owners are still abundant, delegates to the Medici Capital pharmacy ownership conference heard Frank Sirianni, managing director of Medici Capital, said that statistics showed more than …
Dose concerns ignored before death
A pharmacist believed the dose of methotrexate prescribed to a man who later died was inappropriate – but her concerns were ignored Fairfax media outlets have reported on the inquest …
Guild to doctors: Join us
Doctor groups need to join the Guild to drive the implementation of real time monitoring, says David Quilty In this week’s edition of Forefront, Pharmacy Guild executive director David Quilty …
Thieves target codeine combo
Just days after the low-dose codeine upschedule, a Victorian pharmacy has been burgled and codeine taken Police say criminals used a sledgehammer and crowbar to break into a Lilydale pharmacy …
The week in review
This week saw one of the most talked-about changes in pharmacy history finally take place: low-dose codeine is now Prescription Only The mainstream media reported extensively on the upschedule, with …
Codeine: the fallout
Australians have been warned they may have to pay more for low-dose codeine now it’s on script… and pharmacists are cast as the culprits In a Herald Sun article this …
Ibuprofen link to offspring’s fertility
Taking ibuprofen in early pregnancy could have an impact on the fertility of baby girls, a new study has found The French study used fetal ovarian tissue from pregnancies legally …
Govt focus on preventing chronic pain
Health Minister Greg Hunt has announced a project examining ways to reduce the risk of people developing chronic pain The Turnbull Government has announced the provision of $10 million for …
Men have more risk factors
Men have performed worse than women on a number of counts, according to data revealed by Priceline Priceline Pharmacy has announced that it has completed more than a million health …
Codeine conversation highlights opioid trouble
The Pharmacy Guild’s advocacy has shone a light on the extent of codeine misuse, says AMA chief Doctor groups today welcomed the upschedule of low-dose codeine, with AMA president Dr …
Eight years’ prison for role in deadly ‘fungal zoo’
A pharmacist involved in the deadly 2012 fungal meningitis outbreak in the US has been jailed for eight years Glenn Chin was the supervisory pharmacist at the New England Compounding …
Use cannabis, not codeine, for pain: Leyonhjelm
The pain relief gap left by codeine should be filled by cannabis, says libertarian Senator Liberal Democrats Senator David Leyonhjelm has called on the Federal Government to smooth the way …