Ego opens flammable goods manufacturing facility
Australian manufacturing is getting a boost this week as Ego Pharmaceuticals opens its new $15 million dollar flammable goods manufacturing facility. Ego’s managing director Alan Oppenheim says the new facility …
Poll: How are you handling the newly listed Hep C drugs?
When the Turnbull Government decided late last year to PBS list a range of breakthrough Hepatitis C cures, Health Minister Sussan Ley described it as a “watershed moment”. Minister Ley …
Health Destination pharmacies outperforming competitors: PSA
The Health Destination Pharmacy program is delivering effective healthcare services and improving consumer engagement, according to new independent analysis by PSA. The program has successfully repositioned pharmacists as local healthcare …
Stakeholders concerned about Health Australia Party
The Health Australia Party should leave healthcare policy to people better suited to the task, say health stakeholders. “I am concerned that a one-issue political party has sprung up around …
Pharmacists key in NZ antimicrobial prescribing study
Pharmacists in New Zealand have played a key role in a study looking into antimicrobial prescribing and demonstrated pharmacy’s interest in its increasing role in primary care, its lead author …
Fourth UK pharmacist struck off after BBC sting
A UK pharmacist has been struck off the register following a BBC investigation where pharmacists sold drugs including diazepam, temazepam and Viagra without a prescription. Murtaza Noorali Mohamedali Gulamhusein was …
World news wrapup: 30 June 2016
AJP takes a look at the world’s week in pharmacy The US Supreme Court has turned away an appeal by a family-owned pharmacy which objected to supplying emergency contraception on …
Script price hike undermines universal healthcare: Shorten
A Labor Government would scrap the increased copayment for prescription medicines, Opposition Leader Bill Shorten reiterated at the Press Club yesterday. The proposed increase to copayments – by 80 cents …
Online training helps pharmacists in kidney disease
A web-based training program has enhanced pharmacists’ ability to help identify chronic kidney disease, a study has found. A web-based training program to support chronic kidney disease screening by community …
Four trends shaping the pharmacy of 2025
Guild executive director David Quilty has asked pharmacists to cast their minds forward to 2025 and consider how community pharmacies could look. Highlighting four “clear trends” that are driving the …
New guide on consultation rooms for flu jabs
The Guild has created a new guide to help pharmacists understand the specific requirements for consultation rooms to administer flu vaccines in community pharmacies. The resource gives a general overview …
Media reports may see patients stop statins… again
A new UK study has supported Australian evidence that the media can influence whether people stop taking their medicines: and again, the medicines involved are statins. A period of controversy …