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Noel Fosbery is Pharmacist of the Year
The PSA has awarded the title of Pharmacist of the Year to Noel Fosbery. Fosbery was recognised for his work with opioid therapy for drug addicts, and his having produced …
Infamous pharmacy spats on Twitter
Representatives of the Pharmacy Guild and the RACGP have once again exchanged terse words on the social media platform It all began with 140 characters. David Quilty, Executive Director of …
Pharmacy owners tackling decade-high rents
Get back to the basics or risk losing your business, warns retail leasing specialist Pharmacy rents are at their highest in a decade and even outstripping the Consumer Price Index …
CMs: people-oriented health care, or undermining integrity?
The King Review discussion paper released yesterday has shone a light on the complementary medicines sector, querying whether it is appropriate for these products to be sold in community pharmacy. …
Health and community sector the most confident
The health and community sector remains a leader in business confidence, the latest Sensis Business Index survey shows. The survey found that overall business confidence rose by nine points this …
CHF funded to consult on King Review, meets with Ley
The Consumers Health Forum, which holds pharmacy reform as a key priority, has welcomed Sussan Ley’s “receptive” response to its call for consumer-lead health solutions Pharmacy reform “to support new …
Aussies ignorant on opioid addiction, but not pharmacists
A huge proportion of Australians believe negative stereotypes about people with opioid addictions, but pharmacists are, for the most part, a significant exception. So says Bee Ismail, CEO of ScriptWise, …
Pharmacies key in massive Hep C drug takeup
Community pharmacies across Australia have played a significant role in the outstanding progress made in the treatment of Australians with hepatitis C since the listing of new medicines in March …
Blackmores most trusted… again
Blackmores has been awarded the Reader’s Digest Most Trusted Brand in the Vitamins & Supplements category for 2016, the eighth consecutive year they have received the accolade. The Trusted Brands …
Charges laid for robbing pharmacy with syringe
Two people have been charged following investigations into the armed robbery of a pharmacy at Matraville earlier this month. Just before midday Saturday 16 July 2016, a man entered the …
Stay active while supporting Olympic team: Heart Foundation
Studies released overnight in The Lancet highlight the need to Move more, sit less, say the Heart Foundation. One study of more than a million people found at least one …
Hep C could be gone in 10 years
Australia is on track to eliminate hepatitis C in 10 years if record numbers of people living with the virus continue to seek and receive breakthrough antiviral treatment, according to …