The week in review
It was a big week for honours and awards in pharmacy AJP announced the results of the 10 Women of Influence in pharmacy poll, which received around 2000 total votes …
Hospital pharmacists go bush
Two chemists are ditching city life for a week-long stint in regional Australia When I call Michelle Cassumbhoy and Alana Donaldson, they’re leaving Dalby and making their way to Goondiwindi, …
Is pharmacist vaccination motivated by greed?
AJP readers came back with this response Over the past few weeks, we have run a poll to ask our readers: why do you want to vaccinate? The topic arose …
How to: combat undue criticism of pharmacist vaccinations
A senior psychology researcher and a pharmacist explain why other professions may feel threatened and how to react Attempts by some professions to augment their services can evoke criticism from other …
Vitamin D deficiency linked to childhood asthma
A world-first study has found a clear association between vitamin D deficiency in young children and development of asthma Researchers at the WA-based Telethon Kids Institute recruited 267 children at …
Reminder: take lunch breaks or be compensated
The union is reminding employees that skipped lunch breaks should be fairly and fully compensated “Being forced to routinely work through lunch breaks is illegal unless a series of very strict requirements …
Prominent pharmacist honoured
Monash University recognises Bill Scott for his contribution to the health of Victorian communities Scott, an alumnus of the university, is currently one of three members on the panel for …
Zoster vaccine added to NIP
Those aged 70-79 can now freely access the vaccine, which aims to protect against shingles and related neuropathic pain From 1 November, Australia’s only vaccine to protect against shingles and …
“My career as a pharmacist and television presenter”
This UK pharmacist presents live television to a global audience in two different languages every morning Bav Heer, a pharmacist from Birmingham in the UK, has spoken to The Pharmaceutical …
The week in review
Pharmacy saw a stoush between the PSA and the SHPA, and CWH went head-to-head with the Guild over location rules Early in the week, the PSA slammed statements in the …
New trial to investigate GP-pharmacist collaboration
Research team will be trialling non-dispensing pharmacists embedded within 14 medical centres Principal investigator Dr Chris Freeman, from the University of Queensland’s School of Pharmacy, has launched a new trial to investigate …
Cutting pharmacy funding could cost NHS billions
A new analysis shows up to £2billion is already spent on GP visits for issues that could be handled by pharmacists As many as 3,000 community pharmacies in the UK …