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Debbie Rigby presents the latest research news relevant to pharmacy Aspirin for Primary Prevention of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Evidence from a total of 11 trials involving more than 118,000 patients …

They feel the need for more training, but downscheduling champion Angelo Pricolo says this shouldn’t be an issue An online survey of nearly 600 Australian pharmacists run by the National …

A Gold Coast pharmacy assistant narrowly escaped serious injury over the weekend when a man crashed his hatchback through the pharmacy’s front window. The man, aged in his 70s, may …

An influenza vaccine delivered intranasally should not be given in any setting during the 2016-17 flu season in the US, its manufacturer has said. AstraZeneca confirmed that the Advisory Committee …

Here’s what our readers are saying about the key issues in pharmacy: Chaos reigns A minority LNP government, with Katter and Xenophon holding the balance of power is a dream …

Federal Health Minister, Sussan Ley, is expected to open the 2016 conference of the Australian Self Medication Industry on 27 October 2016, ASMI said today. Delegates will hear about new …

The Guild Pharmacy Academy is collaborating with Pfizer Consumer Healthcare in the development of a new QCPP Refresher Training online course for pharmacy assistants on heartburn.  The online course has …

A serivce-based, forward pharmacy model is a no-brainer…or is it? asks Glenn Guilfoyle As a stakeholder in the retail pharmacy industry it has become nigh on impossible to be unaware …

Election 2016 leaves pharmacy in a state of flux As Australia faces a hung Parliament and years of political deals and recriminations, community pharmacy confronts potentially months of delay on …

”It takes time for a new health minister to get their feet under the desk and kick start their portfolio. Anyone tipping who will be in the poison chalice seat …

Concerns raised over ‘incompetent’ handling of S8 medicines Pharmacy regulators around Australia are becoming “dismayed” at the handling of Schedule 8 medicines by the sector, a new release reveals. In …

The accused is part owner of five pharmacies in the Hunter region of NSW Phillip Lawrence Slater, 36, appeared in Maitland Local Court on Thursday 30 June facing 10 charges, …