Union holds protests over penalty rates
The pharmacists’ union has held a national protest over the weekend against cuts to penalty rates A ‘National Day of Action’, hosted by Professional Pharmacists Australia (PPA) on Sunday 6 …
Compounding pharmacist to pay $73,000 in damages
A recent Federal Court case highlights the risk and cost to compounding pharmacies that do not adhere to guidelines The Melbourne compounding pharmacist in question had supplied their own compounded …
API sees decline in consumer spending
People are spending less per basket and on lower value items, says CEO Australian Pharmaceutical Industries (API) has announced revised profit guidance for the financial year ending 31 August 2017, …
Teen suicide drama sparks internet searches
Google searches for terms related to suicide rose by more than a million following the release of 13 Reasons Why US researchers in public health, disease modelling and medicine have …
Breaking up is hard to do
This pharmacy owner found terminating her stake in a partnership wasn’t as easy as first thought Three NSW pharmacy owners have had a legal stoush over the ending of a …
“Liquid biopsy” blood test to save lives
A new type of blood test for colorectal cancer has been co-developed with CSIRO and Flinders Medical Centre International biotech company Clinical Genomics and Australian partners have developed the test …
Fentanyl shortage continues
There has been unexpected increase in demand, but thankfully shortage of one brand has been resolved Back in early June we reported that several formulations of fentanyl citrate had gone …
Opioid epidemic impacting infants
Use of prescription opioids and psychotropic meds during pregnancy increases risk of drug withdrawal in newborns, US study finds Researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School have …
Stories from women in pharmacy
Is leadership in the profession male, pale and stale? This all-female panel shared their experiences in pharmacy At PSA17 conference during the last week of July, Dr Alison Roberts facilitated …
Twitter roundup: PSA17
Can you say it in 140 characters or less? We pick the highlights of #PSA17SYD “Please do not confuse your Google search with my pharmacy degree” – funny pharmacy stories …
Australia’s major meth problem
Methamphetamine combined with prescription drugs poses potentially fatal risks including cardiac arrhythmia Methamphetamine-related deaths continue to rise across the country. The number of deaths in Australia doubled between 2009 and …
Jessica Bailey wins 2017 Pharmacy Student of the Year
AJP chats with the Victorian student, who received her award at the PSA17 Gala Dinner on Saturday night Ms Bailey from Monash University was named PSA’s 2017 Pharmacy Student of …