More cuts could create supply “tipping point”
The Generic and Biosimilar Medicines Association says further price cuts could undermine the supply of medicines The Generic and Biosimilar Medicines Association (GBMA) has warned that if the price cuts …
Call for more PBS cuts rejected
Pharmacy stakeholders have slammed calls for further PBS cuts in a new Grattan report The Pharmacy Guild says it “completely rejects” the headline assertion of the report, which is titled Cutting …
Forum: will pharmacists be replaced by computers?
“In a study pharmacists were a profession that had only a 1.2% chance to be replaced by machines in the next 20 years. ( follow the link and the table …
New recommendations on sun protection
The Australasian College of Dermatologists has released a position statement on sun protection and sunscreens, including the need for better education about best use “There has been some debate in …
The week in review
We take a look back at the week in Australian pharmacy Penalty rates continue to be a hot topic: almost a third of employee pharmacists who responded to our poll …
New York subway pharmacy ad ‘dangerous’
A New York-based e-pharmacy has seen a significant backlash to its subway advertising, which NPS MedicineWise has labelled “dangerous” Capsule, a recent startup which says it prides itself on “prescription …
Type 1 diabetes trial to follow through childhood
Pharmacists are being encouraged to refer patients to a new Type 1 diabetes trial Type 1 Diabetes in children is twice as common as it was 20 years ago. To …
Organised support helps women keep breastfeeding
More support could help women keep breastfeeding for longer, according to a large international review Researchers looked at 73 studies with a total of almost 75,000 women and found that …
‘Minor’ penalty rates cut slammed
Penalty rates have been a hot topic in Parliament this week, with several politicians slamming the Fair Work Commission’s decision It is a decision that will see Sunday penalty rates …
DDS announces PPI success
In 2016, the average Discount Drug Stores pharmacy achieved 30% more cases than the average Australian pharmacy according to GuildCare PPI statistics DDS says it has also achieved 32% higher …
Forum: donate empty S8 boxes to kinder?
“I have been donating empty boxes, bottles, lids to my children’s kinder and school for quite a few years for the children to make constructions out of. They have always …
World news wrapup: 2 March 2017
We take a look at community pharmacy around the world Belanguru, India: A pharmacist’s plot to “expose” an e-pharmacy’s trade in banned drugs has backfired on him after it filed …