Bayer is Symbion’s supplier of the year
Bayer has been named Supplier of the Year at this year’s Symbion Engage Awards, in recognition of its commitment to innovation and servicing the pharmacy industry. The award was presented …
World news wrapup: 19 May 2016
Our weekly wrapup of pharmacy news from around the world New York, New York: The customer experience in pharmacy is “broken,” the co-creator of a new, digital only pharmacy has …
Time to hold parties to account as Nationals show support: Quilty
It’s time to hold political parties to account in “keeping their end of the bargain” with pharmacy, says Guild executive director David Quilty. In this weeks’ edition of Guild newsletter …
Ventura Health and Fred IT Group join forces
Retail pharmacy specialist Ventura Health and Fred IT are partnering to implement the Fred NXT cloud solution nationally, providing Ventura with long term competitive gains while also catering to the …
Pharmacists invited to help hack pain
Sydney has just had its first pharmacy hackathon, and now it’s set to see the world’s first hackathon for Chronic Pain, where organisers hope to develop a minimum viable prototype …
Chronic stress, depression link to bone health
A new study has helped to unveil the mystery of why chronic stress and depression can lead to bone loss and increase the risk of fractures. The effect of chronic …
Tassie support for hospital pharmacy
The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia today congratulated the Tasmanian State Government on its support for hospital pharmacy in the 2016 State Budget. SHPA CEO Kristin Michaels says the …
GP dispensing looms in Ireland
The Irish Pharmacy Union is concerned by a proposal to have GPs dispense medicines directly to patients, which it says is not in the interest of patients or their safety. …
Real time monitoring best chance to curb codeine misuse
ASMI and the Pharmacy Guild say real-time monitoring of OTC codeine containing analgesics, in addition to a range of other targeted measures including mandatory warning statements, reducing pack sizes and …
Pharmacists should advise on CMs, say CM critics
Last night’s Four Corners program may have focused on the American experience, but Australians should not assume that different, tighter regulations here mean that complementary medicines are all evidence-based, say …
Take CMs with care: NPS
Following the broadcast of the ABC’s Four Corners episode last night on complementary medicines, NPS MedicineWise is reminding people to take these medicines with care. NPS MedicineWise CEO Dr Lynn …
Four Corners: Australian CM experience is different, say stakeholders
Industry stakeholders have expressed disappointment with last night’s Four Corners program, Supplements and Safety, highlighting the difference between the US and Australian complementary medicines landscapes. Complementary Medicines Australia says it …