Pharmacy professor to head ACT PHN
Professor Gabrielle Cooper has been elected as Chair of the Capital Health Network Board, ACT’s primary health network, by the Directors of CHN. Prof Cooper has been a Primary Health …
Upscheduling codeine disregards pharmacist expertise: ASMI
The Australian Self Medication Industry has restated its support for retaining the current status of over-the-counter codeine-containing analgesics. The statement follows several mainstream media reports over the last 24 hours, …
WA police seek pharmacy robber
Western Australian Regional Investigations Unit officers are seeking witnesses to an armed robbery at a pharmacy in Innaloo on Sunday 9 October 2016. Around 8.50am, the man entered the pharmacy …
Inappropriate antibiotic use up to 50%
The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia has welcomed Minister for Health Sussan Ley’s comments regarding the implementation of the national plan to tackle antimicrobial resistance ahead of Global Antibiotic …
Misinformation spreading about GP pharmacists: Demarte
Misinformation is being spread about pharmacists working in general practice, says PSA national president Joe Demarte. Demarte was commenting on the launch of a new document by PSA addressing concerns …
Prescribing key focus of new Govt antimicrobial plan
The Government has announced a new plan to target antimicrobial resistance which takes a ‘one health’ approach that recognises human, animal and ecosystem health. And better prescribing will be a …
Pharmacies launch Chinese mobile payment system
Azoya, a turnkey e-commerce solutions provider, today announced that it now officially supports WeChat Pay on multiple cross-border e-commerce sites in Australia and New Zealand. This is just in time …
NPS reminds consumers: wash your hands
Ahead of next week’s Antibiotic Awareness Week, NPS MedicineWise is giving consumers a common-sense reminder: wash your hands. During the global Week, NPS MedicineWise will remind Australians that regular hand …
Minfos and Willach introduce a complete dispense and POS integration
Minfos and Willach have delivered a seamless and comprehensive dispense and POS integration for the CONSIS robot. The pilot site has been running successfully since October and further rollout plans …
Campaign slashes cardiac arrest deaths
The Heart Foundation’s “Warning Signs” public awareness campaign led to 1,300 fewer deaths from cardiac arrest in the Melbourne region between 2009 and 2013, a new study has shown. A …
FIP releases global plan for the future
FIP has published a global vision and goals to transform pharmacy education and the pharmacy workforce during a conference of national pharmacy leaders in Nanjing, China. Change is vital if …
World News Wrapup: 10 October 2016
We take a look at pharmacy news around the world Aberdeen, Scotland: An Aberdeen pharmacist has been sentenced to 20 months’ jail after he pled guilty to forging scripts and …