World news wrapup: 5 October 2017
Free drugs destroying pharmacy sector in Jamaica; pharmacist assaulted after patient death; US medicinal cannabis classes stopped over legal issues Jamaica: Journalist and pharmacy owner Milton Wray has condemned the …
Boots pharmacist ‘a mess’ over MURs
A British pharmacist has been struck off the register after failing to complete paperwork for as many as 138 medicines reviews while he worked for Boots Adam Hamer’s case was …
Opioid misuse training boost
NSW Health is set to invest in training pharmacists and GPs in providing treatment for opioid addiction Following the expiration of its current training tender for the NSW Health Opioid …
Thunderstorm asthma alert service rolls out
Victorians are set to receive thunderstorm asthma alerts, thanks to data from Deakin University The Bureau of Meteorology will send alerts to Victorians for the first time via the new …
Amazon: Australia’s not ready
Australian retailers are completely unprepared for the arrival of Amazon, new data show Digital marketing agency DataSauce – which was founded by the former head of digital at Catch of …
Clumping issue prompts recall
AbbVie is recalling one lot of Lucrin Depot Paediatric 30mg PDS, due to a quality issue The TGA advised that the batch is being recalled due to reports of the …
Know your heart, says TWC
TerryWhite Chemmart has teamed up with the Heart Foundation to offer free staff blood pressure checks TerryWhite Chemmart and the Heart Foundation used World Heart Day last week (Friday 29th …
New recommendations on meds information
More attention needs to be paid to improving the quality of medicines information resources, says FIP The International Pharmaceutical Federation has launched a new Statement of Policy: “Strategic development of …
Rising Star scoops Telstra Awards
Elise Apolloni has won a trifecta of accolades at the ACT Telstra Business Women’s Awards Ms Apolloni, pharmacist and managing partner at the Capital Chemist Wanniassa, was named Telstra ACT …
The week in review
Recognition for pharmacists was an issue this week: whether in terms of consumer awareness or pay The week started by recognising the important work pharmacists do, with World Pharmacists’ Day; …
‘Devil’s doughnuts’ ad complaints dismissed
Complaints about an ad featuring animated human faeces have been dismissed by the Advertising Standards Board A television advertisement for Reckitt Benckiser’s VIPoo – which RB described on launch as …
Consumers prescribe social media presence
Many consumers would like their pharmacist to be more active on social media, new research has found PrescribeWellness’ 2017 Pharmacy Social Media Survey has found that 78% of Americans would …