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DDS looks good for pharmacy of the year
Discount Drug Stores has taken out the Roy Morgan pharmacy customer satisfaction award for October More than 91% of DDS customers reported that they were ‘very’ or ‘fairly’ satisfied with …
Perfumes, soaps linked to earlier puberty onset
A study has found chemicals in personal care products could be potentially associated with earlier onset of puberty in girls A cohort study has looked into the potential impact that …
World news wrapup: 6 December 2018
Contraceptive pill refusal case divides Croatia; former US children’s hospital pharmacy director accused of US$4.4 million embezzlement; UK rules tighten on dispensing gluten-free food Zagreb, Croatia: The conscientious objection debate …
‘Each death caused by medication error is one death too many’
Which medication administration errors are most commonly implicated in deaths? A new large study investigates A retrospective study has looked at medication administration errors reported in acute care, analysing which …
Local pharmacies put kids first
Chemists’ Own has partnered with pharmacies to raise money for hundreds of Australian early learning centres More than 300 pharmacies across Australia have participated in the Chemists’ Own campaign to …
Pharmacist granted bail ahead of appeal
A Sydney pharmacist jailed for illegally supplying HPV vaccines has been bailed while awaiting appeal Mosman pharmacist Katherine Gong pleaded guilty to three counts of prohibition on wholesale supply of certain …
Life sentence for pharmacist who murdered wife
Health data from a British pharmacist’s iPhone helped convict him of the murder of his wife, also a pharmacist British media report that Mitesh Patel, who owned the Roman Road …
No new exclusive direct supply after 2020
The National Pharmaceutical Services Association has welcomed new CSO operational guidelines, while a tender has opened for access to the CSO funding pool The new CSO deeds prohibit new exclusive …
Community pharmacy shortages driving salary growth
Shortages of community pharmacists across both metro and regional areas – with many leaving the sector for hospital and industry – have led to a recent boost in wage growth, …
Pharmacy silver sales under spotlight
A health writer has criticised providers of ionic silver products, saying they’re treading a “very fine line” Health writer Jane McCredie writes in MJA InSight that an advertisement for the …
Bad Santa burglary bid
A man called police to help get him get unstuck from the chimney of a pharmacy he was allegedly trying to burgle “Santa is not from Woodend,” say Victoria Police, …
‘Burp-back’ highlighted in fish oil case
While imported fish oil and Vitamin D were encapsulated in Australia, this was not enough to justify referring to the product as “Made in Australia,” according to a court ruling …