Where is NSW’s real-time monitoring?
Pharmacy Guild NSW Branch president David Heffernan has expressed exasperation with the state’s inaction when it comes to real-time monitoring “It is confounding to hear that the NSW Ministry has …
Pharmacy preferred over GPs
Nearly two-thirds of British people would prefer to see a pharmacist rather than a GP for minor ailments at least some of the time New research from Sanofi and carried …
World news wrapup: 12 July 2018
Pharmacist sentenced in biggest public health scandal in recent German history; British pharmacy technicians don’t want greater supervisory role; Boots branch shut following Novichok poisoning Essen, Germany: A pharmacist was …
Man in fedora robs pharmacies
A man has been formally charged with the armed robbery of two pharmacies in Hobart, Tasmanian police say On Sunday afternoon, police responded to a report of a man entering …
Spotlight on chronic wounds
Pharmacists are being urged to take a leading role in dealing with chronic wounds during Wound Awareness Week Chronic wounds are a “hidden affliction,” says Wounds Australia, ahead of the …
‘Leave the commercial interests out to one side.’
Health stakeholders have criticised “bizarre” attempts by US officials to block a World Health Assembly resolution encouraging breastfeeding According to an article published in the New York Times, the United …
Sunshine belief broken
There’s a growing belief that vitamin D can help protect people from brain-related conditions – but does the evidence support it? New research from South Australian scientists has shown that …
Wash your hands like somebody’s watching
Do you wash your hands if nobody’s looking? Many hospital staff don’t, a new study shows Medical researchers from the University of New South Wales examined hand hygiene rates among …
New picture of poisoning
Paracetamol is the second most common substance involved in calls to Australian Poisons Information Centres, new data show Research led by Alanna Huynh, a poisons information specialist and research associate …
The week in review
It was pharmacy hunting season this week, as GPs and writers took aim at the sector First, Fairfax media ran a piece criticising pharmacy health checks, quoting a prominent RACGP …
Methotrexate misadventure
Following a patient’s death, PDL has issued a reminder to pharmacists to exercise their own judgement about whether it’s safe to dispense a prescribed medicine An inquest into the death …
Optimising meds use in older patients
A new study is recruiting accredited pharmacists to examine how a support system can help in the management of older patients “People with dementia in the community setting are prescribed …