Parents ignoring SIDS guidlines to avoid flat head syndrome
Parents are ignoring SIDS prevention guidelines in a bid to avoid flat head syndrome, new research has shown. A study published in Child: Care, Health and Development revealed parents are …
‘Don’t go out or I stab you’ – pharmacy robbed
A pharmacist pushed a knife-wielding robber to the ground over the weekend so he could escape his own pharmacy to get help. At around 10am on Sunday, a man entered …
Aussies prefer pharmacy over supermarkets
A whopping 83% of Australians prefer to buy their medicines from a pharmacy rather than a supermarket, according to Canstar Blue – but the top thing they want from pharmacy …
Prescribing social activities doesn’t achieve aims
“Social prescribing” of activities like cooking or gardening has failed to improve patient health or cut GP visits, a pilot scheme evaluation has found. Pulsetoday reports that the study examined …
Blooms The Chemist takes out customer satisfaction award
Blooms The Chemist has topped the Canstar Blue pharmacy customer satisfaction ratings – for the second year in a row. The chain rated five stars in the “Most Satisfied Customers …
SHPA journal seeks assistant editors
The Society of Hospital Pharmacists Australia is looking for several assistant editors for the Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research. The journal is now positioned for major change and expansion, …
Hamilton’s Pharmacy 547 is NZ’s Pharmacy of the Year
Hamilton’s Pharmacy 547 has been named Community Pharmacy of the Year award at New Zealand’s 2016 Pharmacy Awards. This year’s awards ceremony was held in Auckland and saw approximately 370 …
TWC/Chemmart giant to offer frontline health alternative: White
The merger of Terry White Group and Chemmart will see the rise of a new, giant pharmacy network with a frontline professional service focus, says Terry White Group CEO Anthony …
Assembling a dispensary in the nick of time
Progress at the Christies Guild Pharmacy in Christies Beach, SA, was brought to a grinding halt on Thursday when Willach’s freight company called to say that arrival of the pharmacy’s …
Residency Program progressing: SHPA
Preparation for the launch in 2017 of the SHPA Residency Program for hospital pharmacists is making progress, says SHPA CEO Kristin Michaels. Two key initiatives have been launched today: A …
Hostility to harm reduction in smoking: expert
An application to the TGA to increase the accessibility of nicotine for e-cigarettes to reduce tobacco smoking is unlikely to succeed, says an addiction expert, because harm minimisation strategies are …
Pitchfork-wielding robber charged
A man attempted to rob a Palmwoods pharmacy armed with a pitchfork, Queensland police allege. It will be alleged that around 2.44pm, a man armed with a pitchfork entered the …