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Chemmart in ovarian cancer battle
Chemmart pharmacies across Australia joined forces last month to raise awareness – and $50,000 – for a cause that has grown close to their hearts over the past decade. More …
Mt Hawthorn Community Pharmacy: matching service with price
The prestigious Guild Pharmacy of the Year Award is set to be announced at next week’s APP2016 conference on the Gold Coast: in this series, AJP profiles the finalists At …
Pharmacist reprimanded
Inappropriate pseudoephedrine dispensing leads to tribunal hearing A former pharmacist found to have engaged in unprofessional conduct has been reprimanded by the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal (QCAT) for inappropriately …
Crime doesn’t pay
Appeal by pharmacy ram raid participant rejected A man who was jailed for a crime spree which included participation in a ram raid on a pharmacy has had his appeal …
Low vit D and aggressive prostate cancer link
Low levels of vitamin D has been linked to aggressive prostate cancer, US researchers say. The research published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, provides a major link between low levels of …
Epipen warning issued
Regulator warns of safety issues after reports from pharmacies The TGA has issued a safety alert about an EpiPen Adrenaline Auto-injector produced by Alphapharm following reports from pharmacies in a …
Choosing the right destination
Health destination pharmacy program launched PSA has launched its new evidence-based program that repositions pharmacists as health care providers and pharmacies as health destinations. The innovative Health Destination Pharmacy program …
Sigma trial results in diabetes opportunities
The results of Sigma’s ‘first-to-market’ trial of in-pharmacy HbA1c testing in selected Amcal and Guardian stores show the test provides more opportunities for pharmacists to engage with diabetes patients and …
World pharmacy news roundup: 10 March 2016
Our weekly wrapup of pharmacy news from around the world London, UK: Following a BBC program which revealed UK pharmacists illegally selling prescription drugs, the UK’s pharmacy regulator is seeking …
Samford Chemmart: A local pharmacy for local people
The prestigious Guild Pharmacy of the Year Award is set to be announced at next week’s APP2016 conference on the Gold Coast: in this series, AJP profiles the finalists There …
E-cigarette regulation through pharmacy?
As the Senate Economics References Committee conducts its public hearing on e-cigarettes, stakeholders have put the case for them forward – but one public health expert told the AJP that …
‘Change the damn colour of folate tablets already’: best reader comments
AJP takes a look back at this week’s best reader comments Our article on methotrexate, highlighting that patients have been taking the drug daily rather than weekly as prescribed, attracted …