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Forum: Your Home Address
“I have noticed that a number of forms require certifiers to fill in some fairly personal information, such as date of birth and electoral roll address. While I’m not too …
Calling for help: Part 2
We take a look at a couple of real-life stories of pharmacists who have experienced workplace pressures, customer abuse and more This is the second installation of a two-part series …
TWC/Chemmart giant to offer frontline health alternative: White
The merger of Terry White Group and Chemmart will see the rise of a new, giant pharmacy network with a frontline professional service focus, says Terry White Group CEO Anthony …
Obesity ages brain faster
Another reason to lose weight: being obese can increase age of the brain by 10 years Researchers from the University of Cambridge and Yale University examined the intracranial volume, cerebral …
Assembling a dispensary in the nick of time
Progress at the Christies Guild Pharmacy in Christies Beach, SA, was brought to a grinding halt on Thursday when Willach’s freight company called to say that arrival of the pharmacy’s …
Residency Program progressing: SHPA
Preparation for the launch in 2017 of the SHPA Residency Program for hospital pharmacists is making progress, says SHPA CEO Kristin Michaels. Two key initiatives have been launched today: A …
Hostility to harm reduction in smoking: expert
An application to the TGA to increase the accessibility of nicotine for e-cigarettes to reduce tobacco smoking is unlikely to succeed, says an addiction expert, because harm minimisation strategies are …
“Hydration clinics” pharmacist faces court over $80,000 theft
A suspended Melbourne pharmacist has faced court over allegations she stole drugs from a pharmacy last year Sara Shadi Kazeme, who is the director of the controversial iv.me hydration clinics, …
Pitchfork-wielding robber charged
A man attempted to rob a Palmwoods pharmacy armed with a pitchfork, Queensland police allege. It will be alleged that around 2.44pm, a man armed with a pitchfork entered the …
AJP – the Number 1 choice of community pharmacists
The Australian Journal of Pharmacy has once again been ranked Number 1 by community pharmacists as their most read pharmacy publication, achieving an Average Issue Readership of 76%. This was …
Forum: Prescribing pharmacists – we have this already
“In response to the article Prescribing Pharmacists-Industry Split Down the Middle, I wrote the following opinion, which I believe deserves wider discussion only possible in the Forum. “Is Pharmacy starting …
Calling for help: Part 1
We take a look at a couple real-life stories of pharmacists who have experienced workplace pressures, customer abuse and more Just like in every workplace, pharmacists can deal with the …