World news wrapup: 20 July 2017
US pharmacy student gives gift to the homeless; older UK pharmacists pushed out; Ohio husband and wife pharmacists indicted Carmel, Indiana: When pharmacy student Sarah Cummins and her fiance cancelled …
King approach ‘radical and untested’
The direction taken by the King Review looks like a calculated attempt to dismantle the current community pharmacy model, says Guild executive director David Quilty. In this week’s edition of …
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Pharmacy Scholarships announced
The Pharmacy Guild of Australia has announced the recipients of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Pharmacy Scholarship Scheme This year two students have been awarded the prestigious scholarship and …
Vic launches pharmacist-GP collaborative pilot
Pharmacists and doctors in rural Victoria are set to come together to help manage patients’ chronic illnesses The Victorian Government has announced the launch of the Pharmacist Chronic Disease Management …
Pharmacist MP pays up for flight ‘error’
Hospital pharmacist and Labor MP Emma McBride has repaid the cost of a flight from Perth to Canberra after it was billed to taxpayers The Daily Telegraph and Express Advocate …
Pharmacy of the Year entries open
The hunt to find Australia’s best pharmacy is on again Applications opened today for the prestigious Pharmacy Guild of Australia Pharmacy of the Year Award 2018. The Pharmacy Guild says …
Official Guild response to King interim paper heard at Pharmacy Connect
Pharmacy Connect will host two dedicated sessions to discuss some of the issues raised in the King Review’s interim report and the industry’s responses Conference Convenor Kos Sclavos says that …
How resistant bacteria looks in Australia
A new surveillance system set up to provide early warning of the spread of dangerous bacteria has detected more than 1,000 cases across Australia resistant to last-line antibiotics The system …
Forum: Workforce woes!!!
An AusPharm member states: “I’ve been reading articles about shortage in pharmacists especially in regional areas. And I have to agree. Things are worst than I’ve ever seen since I …
Vitamin gets D for colds prevention
A Canadian study set out to find whether supplementing with high-dose vitamin D helped prevent children catching colds… and found it didn’t Previous studies have suggested that children may be …
Amcal to relaunch at the age of 80
Amcal is celebrating its 80th birthday by announcing the brand’s relaunch Amcal got started in Australia in the 1930s as Allied Master Chemists of Australia Limited (A.M.C.A.L): at its inception …
Despite workforce woes, pharmacy grows
The number of registered pharmacists in Australia continues to rise, Board data shows Pharmacists and other industry stakeholders recently told the AJP that pharmacists are “leaving the profession in droves”. …