Monash tops Asia-Pacific for pharmacy subject
New university rankings have placed Monash University second in the world and first in Australia and the Asia-Pacific for pharmacy and pharmacology The 2017 edition of the QS World University …
Life on the road
Luke Vrankovich, a member of The Roaming Pharmacist and PSA’s WA Early Career Pharmacist of the Year, shares his experience as a full-time locum pharmacist Luke Vrankovich, 24, took time …
What does industry want from the King Review?
A discussion panel on the Pharmacy Review had some interesting things to say, from location rules and risk share arrangements to appropriate remuneration for services The panel session looking into the Review …
Behind the scenes
AJP goes backstage at APP2017 to chat with the winners of the Pharmacy Guild awards Owner Lucy Walker and her team from Lucy Walker Chemmart Goondiwindi in QLD say they …
Hunt: “modest” progress for risk share, location rules
Speaking at APP2017, the Minister for Health addressed location rules, risk share arrangements and more Minister Greg Hunt addressed delegates on Thursday morning in opening the conference on the Gold …
Health professionals reminded of Zostavax safety risk
The TGA has received a report of a death occurring in a person with pre-existing compromised immune function after receiving Zostavax The vaccine for the prevention of herpes zoster has …
Forum: “Out of stock” at wholesalers
“Who has had enough of “out of stocks ” at wholesalers? “Have we had a survey on this yet , if not,may we ??” Post a comment Other current topics …
Ex-pharmacist challenges deregistration decision, this time in Supreme Court
A pharmacist who was struck off for supplying counterfeit Viagra has again attempted to appeal the decision Mina Attia, the owner of Shopsmart Wholesale pharmacies across Sydney, had his registration …
Unintentional self-poisoning more common in older people
Opioids are most commonly associated with fatal outcomes while self-poisoning with CVD drugs has increased threefold in a quarter-century A 26-year cohort study of all adult poisoning patients admitted to …
2017 flu vaccines confirmed
The Federal Government has secured a supply of new vaccines to protect against four strains of influenza virus for this season This year’s quadrivalent influenza vaccines will cover two A …
Defining roles: Part 2
Pharmacist prescribing may present concerns to the average GP, but evidence shows it may improve access to healthcare for patients. How could such a model work in everyone’s favour? This …
Snapshot of diabetes in Australia
Latest stats show nearly 30,000 people started using insulin in one year In 2015 there were 28,775 people who began using insulin to treat their diabetes in Australia, according to the …