Recognise gateway role: FIP
Pharmacists should be “fully remunerated” for delivery of their self care services, says FIP The International Pharmaceutical Federation’s Council has adopted a new statement of policy during its annual conference, …
Sigma acquires MPS, announces half-year results
Sigma has announced its acquisition of Medications Packaging Systems for $18.5 million The announcement came as Sigma reported its half year results and explained how certain challenges had impacted the …
Don’t upschedule ibuprofen too: ASMI
ASMI has criticised a bid to upschedule ibuprofen to pharmacy-only A proposal was made at the November meeting of the ACMS to reschedule the painkiller to pharmacy-only. But ASMI says …
TWC announces plans, awards
TerryWhite Chemmart will continue its Masterclass program and other initiatives next year, the giant has announced Providing the next generation of pharmacists with the right building blocks for becoming successful …
World news wrapup: 7 September 2017
Sacked for poo delivery; pharmacist killed by grenade in Kenya; UK pharmacy rolls out virtual GP consult Limerick, Ireland: A medicines delivery driver has had his unfair dismissal application knocked …
Accentuate the positive
With so much negativity around the profession at the moment, how can early career pharmacists stay positive and look after their own mental health? The National Stress and Wellbeing Survey …
Pollen season asthma threat
Pharmacists are being urged to help raise awareness of thunderstorm asthma before hayfever season strikes The National Asthma Council has launched a suite of resources on thunderstorm asthma, which it …
Slow to switch
Australia is lagging in “switching” medicines to over-the-counter schedules, which misses a significant public health opportunity Switching is a vital enabler of self-care, according to Dr Edwin Hemwall, a global …
Pharmacists feel like low-paid ‘script monkeys’
Low pay and under-recognition are part of the reason pharmacists are feeling stressed, one stakeholder warns The National Stress and Wellbeing Survey of Pharmacists, Intern Pharmacists and Pharmacy Students found …
When is a shopping centre not a shopping centre?
Yen Yab’s pharmacy has been sitting empty since January… thanks to a quirk of the location rules Waverley Family Healthcare has submitted a petition to Health Minister Greg Hunt asking …
‘We don’t want those sorts of people in our pharmacy.’
Pharmacists need to get off their “high horses” about pharmacotherapy, according to a pharmacist profiled by the ABC This week ABC News ran a feature on the “opioid addiction crisis” …
Barrier to student employment to lift
From next week, it will be easier to offer after-school work to high school students, says the Guild The Fair Work Commission has announced changes to the Pharmacy Industry Award …