Machines can’t replace us: NAPSA
Pharmacy students say the Productivity Commission’s report displays its ignorance on pharmacy The National Australian Pharmacy Students’ Association issued a statement in which it says it supports some of the …
Accused Amcal not cutting wages
Higher wages, not penalty rates, need to be the focus of the pay debate, says the owner of an Amcal pharmacy targeted last week Last week, Labor member for McEwen …
‘If they do this, they are the most heartless, gutless people’
The Pharmacy Guild’s Kos Sclavos has condemned the Productivity Commission as “ruthless” and “un-Australian” Speaking at the Pharmacy Assistant conference on the Gold Coast, the immediate past Guild president warned …
Poll: would you dispense Voluntary Assisted Dying drugs?
Debate about Victoria’s Voluntary Assisted Dying legislation is dividing the country… but what do pharmacists think? Victoria’s controversial Voluntary Assisted Dying bill – which would introduce legislation that would be …
World news wrapup: 26 October 2017
Pharmacists reprimanded for breaching Prince’s privacy; Saudi pharmacist hailed as example of women’s education; Ontario pharmacist arrested for helping robbers Indiana: Several pharmacists were caught out attempting to access the …
Amcal attacked again on penalty rates
A federal Labor politician has lashed out at Amcal over the penalty rates debate Labor member for McEwen Rob Mitchell is the latest politician to attack the pharmacy sector over …
Pharmacists support harm minimisation strategy
An AJP poll has demonstrated overwhelming support for medically supervised injecting facilities AJP asked what readers thought about injecting rooms such as that operating in Kings Cross, Sydney, and proposed …
Libs corner Hunt on codeine
Liberal MPs have flagged concerns with Health Minister Greg Hunt over the codeine upschedule in a party room meeting The Guardian reports that Tim Wilson, Russell Broadbent, Jason Falinski and …
Ownership rules review in WA
Concerns about corporate discount pharmacies have sparked a review into pharmacy ownership laws in Western Australia WA Health Minister Roger Cook has launched a review of pharmacy ownership, with public …
Searching for meaning: one pharmacist’s Kokoda lessons
Orange pharmacist Jennifer Culverson has been named joint winner of the 2017 Spirit of Kokoda Award A question from her father prompted Ms Culverson’s quest to find a greater purpose …
Pharma company payments revealed
Pharmacists are among health professionals getting payments from pharma companies… but it’s peanuts compared to that pocketed by GPs and nurses An exclusive report by ABC medical reporter Sophie Scott …
TerryWhite Chemmart app to launch
TerryWhite Chemmart is set to get its own digital app, as EBOS announces an investment in MedAdvisor Digital medication management company MedAdvisor has received a $9.5 million investment from EBOS …