Funding boost for medicinal cannabis research
Government to invest $3 million to examine the benefits of medicinal cannabis for management of pain, symptoms and side effects in cancer patients The Federal Government is investing $3 million …
Most influential people in pharmacy: Adele Tahan
Speaking to the first of our 14 most influential people in pharmacy, as voted by you Adele Tahan Community pharmacist and proprietor Member, NSW branch committee, Pharmacy Guild of Australia …
Are people becoming ‘increasingly litigious’?
With numbers of complaints against pharmacists rising across the country, what do you need to know to avoid getting a notification? Professional indemnity experts are seeing a trend of increased …
CWH strengthens China presence
Australian retailer Chemist Warehouse will be opening new multi-brand stores as part of a renewed multimillion-dollar collaboration with an online Chinese retail marketplace Australian retailer Chemist Warehouse has renewed its …
‘My trust has been broken.’
A Queensland mum has complained to mainstream media alleging a pharmacist directed a medication dosage eight times the recommended amount for her infant son A woman has told the Courier …
Fee hike to cover complaints
Over the past four years, the NSW pharmacy council has seen a 62% increase in the number of complaints against pharmacists… The Pharmacy Council of New South Wales has announced …
Pharmacy research falls short
A systematic review has identified areas of pharmacy-related research that were not conducted to the highest standard or where reporting is inadequate Improvements can be made to pharmacy research practice …
Is it time to ditch the ‘morning after’ misnomer?
A new study has found less than a fifth of young people during Schoolies week were aware emergency contraception is effective for up to five days after sex With Schoolies …
Breaking the mould
Do you like doing things differently? Are you full of big ideas about what pharmacy could or should be? Have you taken steps to achieve practice change at work? Nominations …
Pharmacists ‘crucial’ to the healthcare team
Doctors and nurses join forces in call for investment into aged care services, but pharmacists need to be added to the conversation The Australian Medical Association (AMA), jointly with the …
Legal roundup: Theft, forgery and supplying meth
Three health professionals have been found guilty of professional misconduct in separate cases related to drugs, including use of false prescriptions Two nurses and a doctor, all from Queensland, have …
What you said…
We roundup your comments over the past week, on controversial topics such as pharmacists overstepping moral boundaries and CWH expanding in NZ A lot has happened over the past week. …