Suspended pharmacist blames Boots pressure
A former Boots branch manager in Glasgow has been suspended by Britain’s General Pharmaceutical Council over falsely registering patients for Scotland’s minor ailments service. Asif Alam blamed target pressures for …
20% sugar price rise plan welcomed
Health stakeholders have welcomed today’s announcement by the Australian Greens that the party plans to implement a price rise of 20% on sugar sweetened drinks. The Greens predict this would …
Poll: how do you advise on topical corticosteroids?
Dermatology is becoming a key issue for pharmacists, particularly concerning the use of topical corticosteroids. Key to the issue is the use of the words, “Use sparingly”. Debbie Rigby recently …
Business plan teams hit quarter finals
Fourteen pharmacy student teams have progressed through to the quarter final round of the Pharmacy Guild of Australia’s annual National Student Business Plan Competition. The competition is an Australia-wide challenge …
$22b health commitment lauded
Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia CEO Kristin Michaels, has congratulated the NSW Minister for Health, Jillian Skinner, for delivering a record $22 billion commitment to healthcare and hospitals in …
Victorian Govt highlights pharmacist pertussis vaccination
The Victorian Government is encouraging consumers to protect themselves from whooping cough and the flu, highlighting that they can now receive flu and whooping cough vaccinations from their local pharmacist …
Pharmacists poorly equipped on nutrition, conference told
Pharmacists are poorly equipped to dispense nutrition-based advice, a UK conference has heard. Delegates to the “Food. The Forgotten Medicine” conference, organised by the College of Medicine, were told that …
Naloxone progress not a let-down: Pricolo
Angelo Pricolo, the Brunswick pharmacist who successfully applied to the TGA to have the life-saving medicine naloxone downscheduled to S3, has expressed surprise at an ABC story claiming that the …
Geelong pharmacy raided for cash, medicines
Police are investigating a raid on a pharmacy in Geelong over the weekend, in which a thief escaped with money and medicines. The Geelong Advertiser reports that the thief left …
Pharmacists can have key role in antimicrobial stewardship
All health professionals – including pharmacists – as well as consumers have a responsibility to reduce the dependence of antibiotics in Australia, says PSA. New research shows Australia continues to …
It’s official: cold aids sales spike in winter
Cold season is well underway, so unsurprisingly the latest findings from Roy Morgan Research confirm that the winter months are when sales of throat lozenges and tissues reach their annual …
Victoria sees its first pharmacist-administered jab
The first pharmacist-administered vaccination in Victoria has been welcomed as an important public health boost by the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia. In a healthcare milestone, the first patient in Victoria …