Revenue up, profit down as TWC rebrand speeds ahead
While costs associated with the Terry White and Chemmart merger hurt profits, the Terry White Group expects a sunny outlook Terry White Group, the parent of TerryWhite Chemmart, has reported …
Dispensing fees a barrier to addiction treatment
Australia is on track to emulate the US-style drug overdose crisis, a new report shows The Penington Institute’s Australia’s Annual Overdose Report 2017 has shown that diverted fentanyl is killing …
Excessive surcharges banned
New rules come into force tomorrow regarding payment surcharges From 1 September 2017, every business across Australia will be banned from charging customers excessive surcharges for using certain types of …
True opioid killer revealed
New research has revealed the hidden killer behind the prescription opioid epidemic New research published by the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre found Australians may opt for secrecy rather …
New program to treat pharmaceutical addiction
Australia still fails to treat drug and alcohol misuse as the health issues they are, says one expert Dr Tamsin Short, executive director of Drug and Alcohol Services at Connect4Health, …
World news wrapup: 31 August 2017
Illegal EPO sales in Ethiopia revealed; UK drones to avoid pharmacy “walk of shame,” hepatitis drug protest in Pakistan UK: One online pharmacy is hoping to deliver emergency contraception and …
Pharmacy helps during Harvey
The pharmacy sector is stepping up to help Americans affected by the devastating hurricane in Texas Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price has declared a public health emergency in …
‘If I make an error, am I a good person?’
The stress experienced by pharmacists could mean the profession loses its “best and brightest,” warns one stakeholder “Stress experienced by pharmacists is not a new concept and is in part …
AusDI and Fred IT step up partnership
AusDI and Fred IT Group have announced an expanded partnership The partnership is aimed at delivering pharmacies access to drug information via Fred’s cloud-based solution, Fred NXT. Pharmacies using Fred …
Constant criticism taking its toll
Media reports critical of pharmacy and attacks from doctors’ groups may be increasing the amount of stress on pharmacists The National Stress and Wellbeing Survey of Pharmacists, Intern Pharmacists and …
Vitamin E mortality study challenged
A new study questions whether Vitamin E supplements are really correlated with an increased mortality risk Australian researchers at Southern Cross University (SCU) have conducted a study that challenges previous …
No risk factors in quarter of heart attacks
A growing number of heart attack patients don’t have any standard risk factors Risk factors such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, being diabetic, or cigarette smoking, have long been …