‘Get some guts you princesses’
There were some low blows and cheap shots at the Pharmacy Guild’s Great Debate on the Saturday afternoon of APP2018 Were things really better in the “good old days”? This …
Amazon could ‘damage sectors and destroy jobs’
Is it possible that the online retail giant could acquire a large pharmacy group like Chemist Warehouse? Experts aren’t ruling it out. Here’s how to prepare Amazon are a potential …
Pharmacist prescribing by 2020: Jackson
PSA president says prescribing rights for pharmacists are imminent and it is a “travesty” they don’t have them yet Pharmacists may soon be extended prescribing rights if all goes to …
TWCM signs three-year agreement with MedAdvisor
The partnership, which includes rollout of a customised app, “cements” MedAdvisor’s existing relationship with TerryWhite Chemmart After just releasing its March quarter revenue results, MedAdvisor has announced that it has …
What was the government’s response to the King Review?
Health Minister confirms the government has rejected proposals of generic medicines tendering and machine dispensing, but has not ruled out keeping the $1 discount or abolishing HMR caps as yet …
Hunt: You won’t be replaced by vending machines
In a highly anticipated move, Health Minister Greg Hunt today announced the Federal Government has released its response to the Review of Pharmacy Remuneration and Regulation At his APP2018 address, …
‘Well funded’ MedAdvisor drives new initiatives
MedAdvisor has reported a 31% increase in revenue on the same period last year, and expects to finalise a commercial agreement with TerryWhite Chemmart shortly Australian digital medication management company …
TGA well trusted by stakeholders: survey
But pharmacists have “fluctuating confidence” in the regulatory body, according to survey results An online survey conducted by the TGA for 2017 has found variation in confidence in the TGA …
EpiPen supply issues to continue indefinitely
While Pfizer is working to achieve ongoing availability, it reportedly cannot commit to a specific time when the supply constraint will be fully resolved Mylan/Alphapharm, the sponsor of EpiPens, has …
‘Don’t listen to the anti-vaxxers’
While an anti-vax message warning pregnant women against flu vaccination is spreading around social media channels, health leaders are saying otherwise An anti-vaccination message claiming that the FluQuadri vaccination is …
Staff Spotlight
AJP chats with Dr Janet Sluggett, PSA’s SA/NT Pharmacist of the Year 1. Where and when did you graduate in pharmacy? I completed a BPharm(Hons) at the University of South …
How much caffeine is too much?
New observational research may provide further impetus for expectant mums to limit caffeine intake In a prospective cohort study of 50,943 mothers and their children recruited from 2002 to 2008, …