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‘We found the pharmacist’s interaction … showed up errors we were making.’
An embedded GP pharmacist led to enhanced medication safety, improved communication and better quality of life for patients, a new Australian study has found A new qualitative study has found …
‘No one is there to protect health professionals.’
One pharmacist has posted a call to stop online abuse of pharmacists, after an angry patient attacked a peer over a declined script Melbourne-based Pardeep Singh told the AJP that …
Scholarship winner revealed
WA pharmacist wins 12 month UK placement as part of global sponsorship program Grace Orr-Young, from Pharmacy 777 in Western Australia, is the recipient of the inaugural $50,000 Australia Health …
‘It’s going to get worse before it gets better’
Pharmacy Guild outlines practice scope expansion targets and calls for the reversal of emergency dispensing supply cuts, as it warns its members to prepare for more changes to come The …
CWH partners for women’s mental health
The 2022 Liptember campaign is being launched by the fundraiser and its major charity partner, Chemist Warehouse Women’s mental health fundraiser Liptember has raised more than $12 million since its …
Bodycams in Boots to combat pharmacy violence
The UK chain is rolling out body-worn cameras to 225 stores following a pilot program, as violence against pharmacy staff soars Pharmacy giant Boots has announced in a statement that …
The week in review
Possible historical underpayments at API, GPs campaigning on an anti-pharmacy scope platform and exclusion from the Jobs Summit… it’s been quite a week in pharmacy The Government held its Jobs …
Drunken rampage at Chemist Warehouse
Crime roundup: Pharmacist defends himself against punches with broom; bashing threat at Wizard Pharmacy; ram-raid in Logan Warrnambool, Vic: A Chemist Warehouse pharmacist had to try and defend himself with …
Pharmacists can play ‘key role’ in reducing overdose numbers
Opioids and benzodiazepines are the most common drugs associated with unintentional drug-induced deaths in Australia, new leading report shows Overdose continues to be a leading cause of death for Australians …
Focus on long COVID
How researchers are zeroing in on the self-targeted immune attacks that may lurk behind it, writes Matthew Woodruff, Emory University For almost three years, scientists have raced to understand the …
A new prescription
“Food as medicine” intervention shows positive results for Australians with type 2 diabetes Researchers from The George Institute for Global Health and UNSW Sydney have tested the feasibility of a …
SHPA launches specialty practice report
Peak body looks back on five years of program success A two-day forum of leading hospital pharmacists from around the country has culminated in the launch of a wide-ranging report …