Do you charge for patient services and support?
With pharmacists increasingly providing professional services, more than half (60%) of respondents to an AJP poll say they provide a significant amount of services for free Community pharmacy finds itself …
MedsASSIST to be discontinued… this time, for good
With the Guild’s system to be shut down from the night of 31 January, what is the outlook for real-time prescription monitoring across the country? MedsASSIST – the real-time recording …
Poll: Do you charge?
We want to know if you charge fees for your professional services
BBC to investigate pharmacist workloads
In an investigative piece entitled “Boots: Pharmacists under Pressure?”, the broadcaster will look into concerns about workload pressures jeopardising patient safety Boots UK (formerly Boots the Chemists), trading as Boots, is …
“Wilful disregard of his professional obligations”
A NSW pharmacist dispensed up to 52,000 OxyContin 80mg tablets to a single patient in one year, and nearly 150,000 over four years The pharmacy owner, who cannot be named …
If it ain’t broke…
A new systematic review and meta-analysis has found no link between calcium or vitamin D supplements and a lowered risk of fractures in older adults living at home Practice guidelines …
My Chemist regains top ranking
The pharmacy group has taken back the lead in customer satisfaction, while former leader Terry White Chemist drops to fourth place My Chemist has been named Pharmacy of the Month …
Community pharmacy: plans for the new year
The Pharmacy Guild has laid out its priorities for 2018 Guild Executive Director David Quilty has explored the hot topics of this year and the next in his last editorial …
Helping at-risk patients
Pharmacists are inextricably linked to medications and may have a role in helping those at risk of suicide, say pharmacy researchers A scoping review has found some evidence that pharmacists …
A call for change
Pilots in minor ailments and mental health, and 7-day hospital pharmacy services, are included in PSA and SHPA’s pre-budget submissions for 2018-19 The PSA and SHPA have this week released …
Increased asthma risk over summer holidays
Be prepared: the risk of getting asthma symptoms increases over Christmas and the summer holidays, warn experts from the National Asthma Council Australia In addition to hidden asthma and allergy …
Pharmacists and doctors unite
PSA and AMA leaders have met to discuss collaborative care models to enhance the role of pharmacists This week PSA National President Shane Jackson and outgoing PSA CEO Lance Emerson …