Campaign redefines ‘safe sex’
A new health campaign targeting gay men is seeking to raise awareness about new approaches to HIV prevention that don’t always involve condoms Launched today by ACON, NSW’s HIV prevention, …
Six ways to tackle obesity crisis
The lack of a coordinated national approach to the Australian obesity epidemic is ‘unacceptable’, according to the Chair of the Council of Presidents of Medical Colleges and of the recent …
Rostering 101
A Rostering 101 session will be presented at APP2017 To meet the continuing change in the community pharmacy landscape, The Pharmacy Guild of Australia will provide a practical checklist to …
Encouraging better injection technique
Pharmacists are being encouraged to play a more proactive role in the management of patients with insulin-dependent diabetes The call from Becton Dickinson and Company follows the release of global …
Meet the finalists: Capital Chemist Southlands
Capital Chemist Southlands is one of the finalists in the 2017 Guild Pharmacy of the Year competition Having a partnership willing to close a store and focus more of its …
Pharmacy lambasted for CM ‘kickback scandal’
A Channel Nine news story has slammed pharmacy for complementary medicine “kickbacks,” but Guild says the story only referred to unremarkable commercial arrangements The story, “Kickbacks scandal rocks pharmacy industry,” …
Next round of Supercare pharmacies open to tender
Victorian health minister Jill Hennessy has lauded Supercare pharmacies for their role in November’s thunderstorm asthma event as she calls for tenders Ms Hennessy yesterday announced the tender process for …
World news wrapup: 9 February 2017
We take a look at pharmacy news from around the world Essex, UK: A pharmacist who waited with an elderly patient for nearly two hours in below freezing temperatures has …
Pharmacists set to get hacking
Australia’s pharmacy hack-a-thon is on again, giving pharmacists the chance to showcase their ingenuity In April 2015, Australia’s first pharmacy hack-a-thon, called PharmHack, was held in Sydney. Now the event …
Pharmacist steals nearly £11,000
A British pharmacist has been struck off after stealing nearly £11,000 (AUD$17,865) from his workplace and attempting to conceal the theft using invoices from a nearby GP surgery A committee of the …
SmarterPharm and Pharmacy Alliance to merge
Independent pharmacy group SmarterPharm has announced a business merge with new partner Pharmacy Alliance With significant changes occurring in the pharmacy industry primarily driven by PBS reforms, SmarterPharm sought a …
RB cops NZ fine over pain range
Reckitt Benckiser has been fined NZ$1.08 million in the Auckland District Court for 10 charges relating to its Nurofen specific pain range products The products include Nurofen Migraine Pain, Nurofen …
