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GP urges caution on pharmacist-issued sick certificates
But the Pharmacy Guild and PSA argue that the service is tightly regulated and exists to help ease pressure on GP services According to recent research, this week (12-18 December) …
Anaemia affects half of Indigenous kids
A study has found alarming rates of iron deficiency in Indigenous school kids, many times higher than their non-Indigenous peers In the study published this week in the Australian Journal …
Australians conservative on pharmacy: Quilty
The King Review must avoid making changes to community pharmacy just for the sake of making change, Guild executive director David Quilty says. “Call me a small ‘c’ conservative if …
Guild, Medical Software Industry Association sign MoU
Pharmacy Guild and Medical Software Industry Association sign a new agreement A new agreement between the Pharmacy Guild of Australia and the Medical Software Industry Association creates a framework for …
Chinese pharmacies in ‘one stop shops’ of Aussie products
China’s 240,000 pharmacy outlets are targeting a wide range of Australian and New Zealand healthcare products as they introduce “one stop shops” to their 1.5 billion customers. And China’s pharmacies …
How you handle vitamin D
What do you do if a patient comes into your pharmacy looking for vitamin D supplements? In November a review published in the BMJ concluded that current evidence does not …
Man flu? Germ evolution may be to blame
Scientists say some viruses have actually evolved to cause less-severe diseases in women than in men Some pathogens may adapt to cause less-severe disease and lower frequency of death in …
‘Myths and outdated information’ still vaccine barriers
Vaccine safety continues to be a major concern for parents, a study about vaccination consumer concerns has found Published on Wednesday in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public …
Poll: Are your customers nasty or nice at Christmas?
We want to know if customers are harder to deal with during the holiday season Almost half of retail workers report experiencing customer violence or abuse in the workplace, says the …
Twitter roundup: Pharmacy gems
Can you say it in 140 characters or less? Here are the funniest pharmacy-related tweets of the past week Tweeters are always devising ways to try and get their script …
CMA welcomes iron supplements advice
An article published in Australian Prescriber encouraging iron supplementation as a part of correcting iron deficiency has been welcomed by Carl Gibson, chief executive of Complementary Medicines Australia. About 10% …
Statins possibly linked to reduced Alzheimer’s risk
Statins could be linked to a lowered risk of Alzheimer’s disease, according to US researchers An analysis of US Medicare data suggests that high use of statins could be associated …