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Make privacy a priority: Guild
Community pharmacies across Australia are being encouraged to review their policies and practices as part of the national Privacy Awareness Week Privacy Awareness Week runs from 15-19 May and this …
Are NSAIDs really that dangerous to heart health?
Recent findings that NSAIDs increase risk of heart attack have minimal implications, argues ASMI A recent BMJ study found that all non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), including over-the-counter medicines such as …
Forum: Design of CPD questions
“There is almost a 100% trend in CPD questions to indicate the INCORRECT option in a group of otherwise correct answers. In years past questioners would make up a bunch …
End in sight for chemo bungle
AHPRA is winding up investigations into five hospital pharmacists and four doctors involved in the SA chemotherapy under-dosing affair – with some facing regulatory action Over a period of six …
Bureaucracy backs pharmacy
Five Queensland state government departments have signed up to have their staff vaccinated in pharmacies The Pharmacy Guild of Australia, Queensland branch, announced this week that it had secured agreements …
Forum: Do you get paid what you are worth?
“This topic comes up frequently on this forum and perhaps the question shouldn’t be ‘What is the Guild doing?’ but ‘What am I doing to make myself more valuable?’… “If you are feeling …
How will the Budget impact public health?
What was announced on Tuesday night was a ‘medicine’ budget – not a health budget, argue advocates for prevention The Public Health Association of Australia has expressed disappointment in what …
World news wrapup: 11 May 2017
Catching robbers in Ohio, flood aftermath in New Zealand, addressing pharmacy violence in Northern Ireland, and new drug use approach in Ireland Middletown, Ohio: Police were able to track down …
Putting feet up better than cold remedies?
New Zealand’s answer to ASMI has hit back at Consumer NZ’s investigation into cough and cold remedies, which found they lacked evidence to support their use Consumer NZ says that …
Study pinpoints greatest NSAID heart risk
Taking any dose of common NSAIDs for as little as a week has been linked to an increased risk of heart attack Previous studies have suggested that both traditional and …
Poll: What do you think of the Budget?
The pharmacy sector has mostly responded favourably to the 2017 Budget… but what do you think? The Pharmacy Guild said it welcomes the recognition of community pharmacy central to several …
$20k write-off, business measures lauded
Business stakeholders have welcomed some of the tax measures in the 2017 Budget, but have concerns about others The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman (ASBFEO) Kate Carnell has …