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Ramsay CEO grilled, outlines corporate ownership benefits
Many independent pharmacies don’t have the resources to provide the same professional services a corporate could offer, says Ramsay’s CEO Peter Giannopoulos, Chief Executive Officer of Ramsay Pharmacy, appeared before …
Practising to your ‘full’ scope
Language is important, argues David Quilty, especially when it comes to the way we describe pharmacist activities The profession needs to realign the way it refers to pharmacist practice activities …
Man robbed pharmacy 10 days after jail release
A man who attempted to rob a Gold Coast pharmacy, but was restrained by passers-by, has been sentenced In December 2017, Michael Paul Allen went to the pharmacy in Southport …
Get involved in Advancing Practice
Applications have opened for the final round of Advancing Practice for 2018, and the program has also announced final credentialing post-nominals Interested pharmacists can apply here for the final round …
Community pharmacies effective at clinical services: review
A literature review has found CP interventions are accessible and effective, but argues research should look into how GP pharmacists may impact these Community pharmacies are well located to deliver …
Ethical matters
Pharmacy continues to poll well in rating of ethical behaviour, though GPs still slightly more highly regarded Pharmacy has maintained a high ethical trust rating in a survey of ethics …
How pharmacy can support women
Because of women’s caregiving role, they need pharmacist support, says a new report The potential for pharmacists to support women in their often overlooked role as informal caregivers is the …
Pharmacists to be embedded in Aboriginal health
New research shows the potentially life-saving benefits of integrating pharmacists within Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services James Cook University, the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia and the National Aboriginal Community Controlled …
Codeine buyers still buying codeine
Four-fifths of people who have visited a doctor to get a codeine prescription have not been offered an alternative, new data shows A survey commissioned by AFT Pharmaceuticals looked at …
Meds information at your fingertips
New medicines handbook app launches Australian health professionals now have a new option for accessing medicines information with the release of the new AMH App for Desktop from the Australian Medicines Handbook. …
Australian wins highest international honour
One of Australia’s most distinguished pharmacists, Emeritus Professor Lloyd Sansom, has received one of the profession’s highest international honours Professor Sansom was awarded the International Pharmaceutical Federation’s (FIP) André Bédat …
Why Aussies use cannabis for medicinal purposes
Cannabis-based medicines should be used carefully until more evidence is accumulated, a drug expert has cautioned Professor Wayne Hall, from the University of Queensland’s Centre for Youth Substance Abuse Research, …