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A particular responsibility
Health service providers have consistently been among the top three sources of privacy complaints over the last three years The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) has just launched …
More pharmacist vaccinations for kids
Victoria’s Minister for Health Jenny Mikakos took to a Northcote pharmacy on Thursday to announce expanded pharmacy vaccination At the Westgarth Pharmacy, Ms Mikakos said that children as young as …
World news wrapup: 10 October 2019
Pay rise could ruin UK pharmacies; US pharmacy suspended over racehorse deaths; “stigma-free” pharmacy opens in San Francisco UK: A rise in the UK’s national living wage could spell “ruin” …
Acute psychosis triggered by Brexit
This case report describes a man in his 40s who was brought to the emergency department in an acute psychotic state, three weeks after the EU referendum results in the UK …
Knowing the risks
A BMJ review of e-cigarettes’ effects shows concerning results including higher rates of acute respiratory illness, acute injury to the small airways and immunosuppression Studies show e-cigarettes have measurable adverse …
Docs slam pharmacy over paracetamol story
Leading doctors have attacked pharmacists over the Guild’s bid to make better use of pharmacists Writing in the Sunday Herald Sun, News Corp reporter Mandy Squires wrote that Australians are …
‘Chemist visits’ a factor in health cost: Bartone
AMA president Dr Tony Bartone has again called for bigger medicines pack sizes, in commenting on a move to combat antibiotic resistance The PBAC has proposed that repeats of common …
Funding boost for medicinal cannabis research
Government to invest $3 million to examine the benefits of medicinal cannabis for management of pain, symptoms and side effects in cancer patients The Federal Government is investing $3 million …
Most influential people in pharmacy: Adele Tahan
Speaking to the first of our 14 most influential people in pharmacy, as voted by you Adele Tahan Community pharmacist and proprietor Member, NSW branch committee, Pharmacy Guild of Australia …
Are people becoming ‘increasingly litigious’?
With numbers of complaints against pharmacists rising across the country, what do you need to know to avoid getting a notification? Professional indemnity experts are seeing a trend of increased …
CWH strengthens China presence
Australian retailer Chemist Warehouse will be opening new multi-brand stores as part of a renewed multimillion-dollar collaboration with an online Chinese retail marketplace Australian retailer Chemist Warehouse has renewed its …
Dosing on the agenda
Decision on PPI double dosing deferred by PBAC, but support given to antibiotic listing changes The Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee (PBAC) has deferred a decision on whether to allow twice …