A new contender
After nearly one year of My Chemist topping customer satisfaction for pharmacy, Terry White has stolen the crown Terry White Chemists has reached 90% customer satisfaction, earning it the top …
Pharmacist services not comparable to gas, electricity
Clinical services should be viewed though a health lens – not an economic lens, pharmacy leader tells King Review panel In response to the King Review’s Interim Report released last …
Do you talk about OTC meds?
Safe use of OTC medicines requires high-quality spoken and written medicine information – but consumers are often missing out Researchers from the University of Sydney’s Faculty of Pharmacy, in partnership …
Twitter roundup: July edition
Can you say it in 140 characters or less? Congratulations to Sandra Minas on being elected the new @NAPSA_Rx President! Look forward to an awesome yr and seeing you at …
Mental health consumers feeling “disempowered”
A perceived lack of medicines information from pharmacists is leaving mental health consumers feeling uninformed Following our popular story delving into 13 reasons why pharmacists should care about mental health, here …
Breastfeeding friendly pharmacies?
How the pharmacy setting can help, not hinder, breastfeeding mums Researchers from WellSouth Primary Health Network in New Zealand have been considering how pharmacies promote and support breastfeeding. “Pharmacists are …
TGA’s 67 changes to permissible ingredients
For listed medicines, there are now four new ingredients, while eight have been removed due to safety issues The TGA has updated its permitted ingredients list for complementary medicines. This …
Govt prepares for pandemics, bioterrorism
Millions in funding to go towards detecting high-risk contagious diseases and biological agents of security concern The federal government is allocating $27 million towards the planning and response for a …
Consumers taking charge of their health
Today (24 July) is International Self Care Day, marking a concept that allows consumers to take a more active role in managing their health The event, which is hosted by …
Acupuncture in the ED?
A large Australian study has deemed acupuncture equivalent and non-inferior to pharmacotherapy in providing analgesia for back and ankle pain However both options were considered inadequate for pain relief within …
Australia’s De Hogeweyk
Tasmanian residential aged care provider to open Australia’s first village designed for people with dementia Korongee is Glenview Community Services’ proposed new retirement village to be located in Glenorchy, north …
What you said: Salaries, shortages and supermarkets
AJP has received a huge response to some recent stories covering regional workforce shortages and remuneration We have received many comments over the past few weeks in relation to the …