UK pharmacists to check sore throats
UK consumers with sore throats are being encouraged to visit a pharmacy instead of a GP under a new NHS England initiative. A “sore throat test and treat” service has …
Christmas spending tipped to rise
Australian shoppers will spend more than $48.1 billion in retail stores over the Christmas trading period from November 15 to December 24, 2016, say figures from the Australian Retailers Association …
Pharmacy Choice five-step to success
With a new name and a fresh batch of participants, Pharmacy Choice’s Five Steps Incentive Program has delivered increased retail sales, luxury holidays and great prizes to pharmacies across the …
Capital Chemists get funky for good cause
It was back to the 70s for the Capital Chemist group recently as staff and members of the pharmacy brand got together to raise funds and awareness for an important …
MyLife+ app to help HIV positive take health control
Viiv and NAPWHA launch a free app to help Australians with HIV which could help improve medicines compliance ViiV Healthcare in collaboration with the National Association of People with HIV …
Diabetes trial launches
Health Minister Sussan Ley has launched the Pharmacy Diabetes Screening Trial. The Pharmacy Guild has welcomed the launch, which is part of the Sixth Community Pharmacy Agreement $50 million Pharmacy …
Sigma names top suppliers
GSK Consumer has won Sigma’s top award to be named 2016 Supplier of the Year for the second year in a row. And Azoya was named Multichannel Supplier of the …
Prescribing improving, but antimicrobial resistance persists
NPS MedicineWise is highlighting issues of antimicrobial resistance this week Today begins the 2016 global Antibiotic Awareness Week (14-20 November 2016), and Australians are being urged to understand that antibiotic …
The week in review
A look at the last week in pharmacy news All eyes may have been on Washington this week as we watched the surprise election of Republican nominee Donald Trump to …
Pharmacy robbed with unconvincing fake gun
When a Hunter Valley pharmacy was robbed with a hand-made replica pistol this week, pharmacist in charge Gemma Skelton almost found the situation hard to take seriously. Police were called …
The Pharmacy Board’s year: more pharmacists, more notifications
The past financial year has been a period of collaboration, consultation and revision for the Pharmacy Board of Australia, according to information published by AHPRA today in its 2015/16 annual …
Pharmacy professor to head ACT PHN
Professor Gabrielle Cooper has been elected as Chair of the Capital Health Network Board, ACT’s primary health network, by the Directors of CHN. Prof Cooper has been a Primary Health …