Amazon entering pharmacy a “matter of when, not if”
While speculation has been brewing for months, analysts say it’s now only a matter of time — but the Guild says people will continue to visit pharmacies for meds advice …
Would you work in an ‘underground town’?
What life is like as a pharmacist working in this built-into-the-earth town Coober Pedy is an outback opal mining town in northern South Australia, where the desert climate has temperatures …
The distance between us
Are men and women so different? How do health outcomes and risk factors differ between the sexes? The answer may surprise you The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare has …
What to do for the new CPD period
Pharmacy Board’s updated guidance on how to plan your CPD in light of the revised competency standards framework A comprehensive review of the 2010 framework was combined with integration of …
Pharmacy Board: “Be professional on social media”
Pharmacists have been reminded that the Code of Conduct applies to all online activity—including public forums and closed groups The Social media policy and Code of conduct for pharmacists both …
New digital mental health gateway launched
The government has launched a new website to help link people with immediate mental health support and resources HeadtoHealth.gov.au has gone live, timed to mark the beginning of Mental Health Week …
Gone in 60 seconds
A surgical glue that quickly seals wounds without the need for staples or sutures could transform emergency medical treatments in Australia Biomedical engineers from the University of Sydney and the United States have collaborated …
Tamiflu shortage resolves as flu infections slow
Flu numbers are finally on a downward trend amidst worst flu season on record – with nearly 200,000 confirmed cases As of 2 October, there have been 192,542 influenza cases, …
Vita Gummies, “Pain Erazor” score Shonky Awards
Choice has revealed its 2017 Hall of Shame, including vitamin gummies and a strange pen-like device that claims to free you from pain Consumer advocacy group Choice has announced its …
Calls for CWH to be fined $2 million
A public health advocate has lodged a complaint against Chemist Warehouse’s AFL Grand Final Promotion Associate Professor Ken Harvey from Monash University has lodged a complaint with the TGA, AHPRA …
Would you work at a Supercare Pharmacy?
Respondents to an AJP poll were concerned about pay, but those on the frontline had nothing but positive things to say Supercare Pharmacies are a new concept in Australia, enabling …
Q&A: Regina Cowie, Priceline Pharmacist
Regina tells AJP what to expect as Priceline Pharmacy rolls out a new diabetes screening program across the country AJP: When will the diabetes screening be rolling out and across …