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Hospital patients encouraged to ask medicines questions
Patients in hospital should feel comfortable asking questions about their medicines, says the SHPA. The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia is supporting NPS Medicinewise’ Be Medicinewise Week, which has …
Business plan competition finalists to pitch live
The Pharmacy Guild of Australia has announced the three finalist teams in its National Student Business Plan Competition. Three teams, from a total of 16 entries, have successfully progressed through …
Guard bashed outside Chemist Warehouse
A Sydney security guard has been brutally bashed by an alleged shoplifter outside a Chemist Warehouse. The Hornsby Advocate’s Nigel Gladstone reports that the 39-year-old security guard was left with …
ABC announces partnership with Swisse Wellness
The health supplements brand will receive exclusive branding and advertising across Australia Plus online platforms, digital and social media channels, and TV service ABC International, a division of the ABC …
Nurse guilty after giving Risperidone to wrong patients
An aged care nurse has been found guilty of professional misconduct after tampering with patients’ Webster packs Brian McLean, who at the time worked for McLeay Valley House, a Thompson …
Paracetamol: What you said
AJP asked readers if this ‘go-to’ drug is effective for acute and chronic pain conditions Recently the Director of Pain Research at the University of Oxford, Professor Andrew Moore, argued …
Penalty rates debate reaches critical point
Pharmacy owners and employee pharmacists dig in their heels as Fair Work Commission’s decision on review of weekend penalty rates draws near The commission, which began the review in 2014, …
Crookwell pharmacy and community support injured local
When local footy player Bradley Hayes was badly hurt during a Rugby League match, the staff at Soul Pattinson Chemist in Crookwell, NSW, knew it was time to rally around …
Not following instructions
Occasional users of medicines—including prescription, OTC and alternative medicines— are less likely to take them correctly Findings from a new survey have shown that patients who take medicines less often or …
UK locums to boycott supermarket giant after pay cut
UK pharmacy locums are set to boycott Tesco next month after news earlier this year that the supermarket giant would slash its hourly locum rate. One Voice Pharmacy, which says …
Supplement guideline failure
Three quarters of pregnant women are not adhering to recommended folic acid and iodine supplementation guidelines An online survey of 857 pregnant women found only 23% adhered to iodine supplement …
Peter Miller fastest pharmacist at Snow Business
Peter Miller of Miller’s Pharmacy, Yass was named the fastest pharmacist and winner of the Medici Capital Pharmacy Ski Cup at this year’s Snow Business conference, with a time of …