Pharmacists feel like low-paid ‘script monkeys’
Low pay and under-recognition are part of the reason pharmacists are feeling stressed, one stakeholder warns The National Stress and Wellbeing Survey of Pharmacists, Intern Pharmacists and Pharmacy Students found …
When is a shopping centre not a shopping centre?
Yen Yab’s pharmacy has been sitting empty since January… thanks to a quirk of the location rules Waverley Family Healthcare has submitted a petition to Health Minister Greg Hunt asking …
‘We don’t want those sorts of people in our pharmacy.’
Pharmacists need to get off their “high horses” about pharmacotherapy, according to a pharmacist profiled by the ABC This week ABC News ran a feature on the “opioid addiction crisis” …
Barrier to student employment to lift
From next week, it will be easier to offer after-school work to high school students, says the Guild The Fair Work Commission has announced changes to the Pharmacy Industry Award …
Poll: tell us why you’re stressed
What’s the most stressful part of your job? Recently, the National Stress and Wellbeing Survey of Pharmacists, Intern Pharmacists and Pharmacy Students found that pharmacists are, overall, a fairly stressed …
Aged care workers to get mandatory flu jabs?
A new initiative to boost vaccination rates among aged care workers has been launched amid figures which reveal our worst flu season on record The latest figures from the Immunisation …
The week in review
It’s been a high-stakes week in pharmacy, with the lid lifted on pharmacist stress As pharmacies in the US battle to help people affected by Hurricane Harvey, it appears that …
Selfies blamed for head lice
An Irish pharmacist is warning of a new head lice risk factor They’ve been blamed for everything from a growing disconnect with older people to a rise in narcissism and …
Owners urged to safeguard mental health
Lender readiness to place pharmacies in default, cash flow issues thanks to expensive drugs and pressure from landlords have all put the squeeze on pharmacy businesses As a result, Small …
Jackson returns fire in YouTube video
The PSA’s Shane Jackson has taken to YouTube to explain why customers may have to wait for their script to be filled Dr Jackson was responding to a Facebook rant …
New pathway for listed medicines drafted
The TGA has released its Therapeutic Goods Amendment (2017 Measures No. 1) Bill 2017 draft for consultation Submissions regarding the bill will be open until 9am on 5 September 2017. …
Sigma to restructure
Sigma has announced that it is restructuring its business and farewelling its Chief Operating Officer, Gary Dunne Sigma says that its recent change of name to Sigma Healthcare Limited was …