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Inappropriate antibiotic use up to 50%
The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia has welcomed Minister for Health Sussan Ley’s comments regarding the implementation of the national plan to tackle antimicrobial resistance ahead of Global Antibiotic …
Misinformation spreading about GP pharmacists: Demarte
Misinformation is being spread about pharmacists working in general practice, says PSA national president Joe Demarte. Demarte was commenting on the launch of a new document by PSA addressing concerns …
Prescribing key focus of new Govt antimicrobial plan
The Government has announced a new plan to target antimicrobial resistance which takes a ‘one health’ approach that recognises human, animal and ecosystem health. And better prescribing will be a …
Pharmacies launch Chinese mobile payment system
Azoya, a turnkey e-commerce solutions provider, today announced that it now officially supports WeChat Pay on multiple cross-border e-commerce sites in Australia and New Zealand. This is just in time …
NPS reminds consumers: wash your hands
Ahead of next week’s Antibiotic Awareness Week, NPS MedicineWise is giving consumers a common-sense reminder: wash your hands. During the global Week, NPS MedicineWise will remind Australians that regular hand …
Minfos and Willach introduce a complete dispense and POS integration
Minfos and Willach have delivered a seamless and comprehensive dispense and POS integration for the CONSIS robot. The pilot site has been running successfully since October and further rollout plans …
Campaign slashes cardiac arrest deaths
The Heart Foundation’s “Warning Signs” public awareness campaign led to 1,300 fewer deaths from cardiac arrest in the Melbourne region between 2009 and 2013, a new study has shown. A …
FIP releases global plan for the future
FIP has published a global vision and goals to transform pharmacy education and the pharmacy workforce during a conference of national pharmacy leaders in Nanjing, China. Change is vital if …
Flat rates or tiered payment system?
The recently published UTS Barometer 2016 asked pharmacists whether the remuneration system needs to change An annual UTS and Bankwest-led initiative used to track pharmacy sector confidence, the Barometer asked …
World News Wrapup: 10 October 2016
We take a look at pharmacy news around the world Aberdeen, Scotland: An Aberdeen pharmacist has been sentenced to 20 months’ jail after he pled guilty to forging scripts and …
Overdose victim’s file: ‘Dr shopper, please do not prescribe anything’
A Victorian coroner has said she hopes Real Time Prescription Monitoring will help prevent cases such as that of Milica “Mary” Minchev, who died from combined drug toxicity involving oxycodone, …
What the profession thinks
Here’s a selection of 12 key findings from the 2016 UTS Community Pharmacy Barometer The latest UTS Pharmacy Barometer, released yesterday, was compiled from a survey of 362 pharmacists – …