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”. …
At-risk travellers prioritise insurance over vaccinations
New research has found Australians still aren’t aware of the health risks of travel – even when they visit an “at-risk” destination Researchers commissioned by Sanofi Pasteur surveyed 1,042 “at-risk” …
Innovator Nils Vesk to speak at Pharmacy Connect
A futurist will engage Pharmacy Connect delegates on how to stay ahead of change The pharmacy industry is undergoing significant changes with pharmacies increasingly required to make fundamental changes in …
Pharmacy first to host organ donor touchscreen
A Como pharmacy has become the first to install a touchscreen enabling customers to sign up to be organ donors The Amcal Community Pharmacy Como hosted the launch of a …
Picton thanks its pharmacy with award
The Picton community gave its pharmacy’s new customer focus the thumbs up with its Business of the Year Award When the Picton Discount Drug Store took out the Wollondilly Business …
Chemist Warehouse looks to New Zealand
Chemist Warehouse is planning to expand across the Tasman – maybe sooner rather than later New Zealand’s stuff.co.nz reported over the weekend that the Australian giant has reportedly been looking …
Don’t discount PBS medicines, say pharmacists
Most pharmacists don’t believe they should ever be able to discount PBS-subsidised medicines, a King Review report has found This week, the Review of Pharmacy Remuneration and Regulation released four …
The week in review
It’s been a week of controversy in Australian pharmacy, over everything from pay to whether the CPAs offer certainty for the sector A controversial report which called low pharmacist wages …