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Depression, falls and antidepressants
Antidepressants are often first-line therapy for patients in residential aged care – but a leading consultant pharmacist says credentialed pharmacists could support other approaches Commonly, people living in residential aged …
Are pharmacists ready for a rebound in Chinese customers?
The post-pandemic return of Chinese tourists could present a major opportunity for Australian pharmacies, provided they are positioned to capitalise on it, a healthcare product producer says Before the Covid-19 …
April MIMS update
We look at some of the recent changes to the medicines landscape, with new products, indications and contraindications New Products Fezolinetant (Veoza) is a nonhormonal selective NK3 receptor antagonist that …
Locum rates forecast to flatten
Rapid increases to the rates of pay given to locum pharmacists in recent years are set to taper off, recruiter says After five years of significant pay increases, locums are …
Scope expansion gathers momentum
Patients will soon benefit from faster access to care through state-based measures to expand pharmacists’ scope of practice Pharmacists in South Australia and parts of Queensland will be able to provide …
Notifications no need for panic
Pharmacists are being urged to keep calm and contact their professional indemnity insurer if they receive an AHPRA notification Data from the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) shows that …
Aussie uni second-best in the world for pharmacy
For the second year running, Monash University has been ranked number two in the world for pharmacy and pharmacology The listing is in the 2024 Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) world university …
World news wrapup: 11 April 2024
White coat protest in Pennsylvania; Spain investigates common painkiller linked to deaths; new CWH for Cork Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Pharmacists have taken to the state’s Capitol to protest the effect of …
Looking for the preferred pharmacy workplace
Community pharmacy is still a desirable location for pharmacy graduates, as study finds salary, opportunities and hygiene are driving factors for career progression A survey of a sample of pharmacy …
‘There seems to be an increasing amount of violence’
Adelaide pharmacists are being warned to watch out for suspicious activity, as a man allegedly robs two shops of opioids South Australia Police have issued a statement regarding a robbery …
Supermarket calls for CWH code compliance
Woolworths wants a mandatory new Food and Grocery Code of Conduct to apply to discount giant Chemist Warehouse The Interim Report of the Review of the voluntary Food and Grocery …
Watch: Medicolegal incidents in pharmacy – managing associated psychosocial hazards
A community pharmacist and a PDL professional officer discuss how to minimise psychosocial hazards created by medicolegal incidents in pharmacy, in a webinar moderated by PSS President Curtis Ruhnau What …