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Managing Abdominal Pain: Helping Patients Make Informed Decisions
Joyce McSwan explains how to assess the urgency of care and recommend appropriate next steps to manage abdominal pain.
7CPA: The wish list
With 7CPA negotiations due to kick-off later this year, AJP speaks to senior pharmacy leaders to get their agreement ‘wish lists’ AJP took the opportunity to speak to some senior …
Doctor struck off over ‘improper & unethical’ conduct
A NSW GP who sent hundreds of text messages – some explicit – to a vulnerable patient, and took another out on a date, has had his registration cancelled A …
World news wrapup: 4 April 2019
Former pharmacy owner murders drug inspector; inquest hears of dispensing error; former pharmacist tipped to be head of suspected stolen drug operation Kharar, India: Around 10 years after he lost …
Electronic Scripts – 10 Years of Progress but now what?
It’s 10 years this week since Fred IT demonstrated Australia’s first electronic script at APP 2009. We caught up with Paul Naismith just after stepping off the big stage at …
‘We need to have investment in pharmacy and pharmacists.’
PSA welcomes Budget measures and calls on the government to invest its projected surplus on pharmacy’s role in health The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) has welcomed the government’s commitment …
A healthy budget
Guild lauds pharmacy budget boost as AHI fee, CSO payments, DAAs and medication management gain extra funds The Pharmacy Guild of Australia says it “welcomes confirmation that the Budget will …
Budget business boost
Small businesses set to benefit from a number of budget measures Community pharmacies and other small businesses have been given tax cuts and a range of other financial assistance measures …
My Chemist owners skyrocket up rich list
The retailers behind Chemist Warehouse and My Chemist have nearly doubled their wealth in just 10 months, reaching a personal fortune of over one billion each Chief Executive of My …
The Pharmacist’s Juggling Act
With the dual complexities of clinical and retail, many pharmacists feel as though managing a store is becoming a bit of a juggling act. To explore this further, we spoke …
Emerging Trends in the Pain Category
With the changes to codeine access, new trends have emerged in the pain category presenting opportunities for pharmacists to grow their business. James Meins, group marketing manager at GSK explains.