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Travel for your education
The 2018 PSA Offshore Refresher Conference features one of the most ambitious programs to date Next year’s conference will have a diversity of venues stretching from the Tropics to the …
Next year’s codeine behaviour forecast
New figures show many will still see pharmacy as their first port of call for pain relief after codeine is upscheduled New research from Sanofi Consumer Healthcare investigated the likely …
A changing climate
How will health services survive climate change impacts on rural and remote populations? Climate change threatens to impact the lives of Australians living in rural and remote regions, through increased …
Prescribing toolkit includes pharmacy
With pharmacist input, a new toolkit has been created to help universities teach prescribing skills Researchers at the Queensland University of Technology collaborated with the University of Western Australia, the …
Pharmacist helps save Australian in Barcelona
A pharmacist has emerged as one of the heroes of the Barcelona terror attack Fouad Bakkali helped keep passers-by safe and treated the mother of seven-year-old Julian Cadman, who was …
Women and children in the spotlight
Online now, the August issue of SHPA’s flagship journal will be the first of a thrice-yearly publication on women’s and children’s therapeutics The theme of Women’s and Children’s Therapeutics for …
API to invest more into Soul Pattinson and Pharmacist Advice
In the midst of “weaker than anticipated” retail trading this financial year, API plans to inject more resources into its pharmacy health programs Australian Pharmaceutical Industries (API) recently announced revised …
Medicines misused
Pharmacists are being encouraged to talk to patients about medicines misuse this week Pharmacists are often the first people to notice when a person is using their medicines incorrectly, says …
The week in review
It’s been a busy week in Australian community pharmacy, with the big issues looming large This week began with the RACGP attacking community pharmacy over OTC codeine, calling on the …
How common are pubic hair grooming injuries?
Ouch! A recent survey shows serious injuries are more common than you think. Your Saturday morning challenge: trying to get through this story without cringing In a national US survey …
Search for Australia’s oldest medicine
A family history in pharmacy is revealed by an unwanted medicine return Well-known Sydney pharmacist Nick Logan received a reminder of his family history in pharmacy when a patient returned …
What are consumers’ most common meds mistakes?
Ahead of Be MedicineWise Week next week, one pharmacist has outlined some of the most common medicine errors and how consumers can avoid them Discount Drug Stores national pharmaceuticals manager …