Labor urges MHR opt-out extension
The My Health Record helpline has reportedly crashed, days before the end of the opt-out period And Shadow Health Minister Catherine King has again called on the Morrison Government to …
Five in a row
Discount Drug Stores has topped the national charts for customer satisfaction again, being named the best performing pharmacy for the fifth month in a row, and sixth time this year …
Why therapeutic need matters
PDL has issued a reminder of pharmacists’ obligations when supplying pseudoephedrine, citing recent cases where disciplinary action was taken In one case the pharmacist understood his obligations, but was found …
‘A needle is more than a needle.’
Another prominent GP has criticised pharmacist vaccinations, calling the expanded NSW program “shortsighted” In late October, the NSW Government announced that it would expand pharmacist vaccination beyond protection from the …
CWH a ‘grim casino of self-improvement’
A Kiwi journalist has reviewed Chemist Warehouse, which is still a new entrant to the New Zealand market – and described it as “pure hell” But Alex Casey also writes …
The week in review
It’s been an action-packed week in community pharmacy… A pub with no beer is bad enough, but this week we also took a look at the town with no medicines… …
Poll: how many pharmacies should you own?
There’s been much talk of late of who should own pharmacies… but what about the number of pharmacies an individual owns? Thanks to the Queensland Inquiry into the pharmacy sector, …
Work and pay outcomes for grads
There’s good news and bad news for pharmacy graduates: you’ll get a job, but it won’t pay too well Of those who graduated pharmacy in 2015, 95.5% had found full-time …
Three years for knife robbery
A man has been given a three-year jail term for robbing a NSW pharmacy in a bid to “get drugs” In March this year, Lawrence Trindall went to the Blooms …
Establishing access
Maningrida Pharmacy Service has been honoured with a key Northern Territory health award The Administrator’s Medals in Primary Health Care 2018 were presented at the end of October by Vicki O’Halloran …
How snacking is influenced
It’s well known that portion size affects food intake… so could doubling portion sizes facilitate a healthy diet? Deakin Business School’s Professor of Marketing Chris Dubelaar worked with researchers in …
$50k fine and costs after ‘shocking’ unlawful advertising
A NSW Chinese medicine practitioner has landed in hot water after making claims about treating cancer and autism Qi Xin Chen was convicted of unlawful advertising of a regulated health …