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Vaping: for and against
A smoking cessation expert has called for vaping to be made available for adults as a quitting aid UNSW Conjoint Associate Professor Colin Mendelsohn, chairman of the Australian Tobacco Harm …
‘Chemist shop model’ criticised
A prominent GP has suggested that pharmacy owners are acting less like health care providers and more like commercially driven retailers Edwin Kruys, immediate past RACGP vice president and RACGP …
Knowledge deficits
Pharmacist CM knowledge is generally OK, but some major gaps remain, study finds Australian pharmacists have a basic knowledge of complementary medicines with a defined clinical effect, but need specialised …
How prepared are you for disaster and emergency?
The story of a pharmacist on the frontline during an Ebola outbreak inspired another to start researching the profession’s role in disasters Pharmacists are underutilised in disaster planning and response, …
Poll: does your pharmacy have My Health Record?
We’d like to know what you think about My Health Record At an interactive session during the recent APP conference, Pharmacy Guild representatives asked delegates whether they had either registered …
Change at the top
GuildLink boss to step down after 12 years in the role The CEO of GuildLink, the Pharmacy Guild of Australia’s software subsidiary, is stepping down more than a decade in …
Advice gap
We lack clinical knowledge and experience when advising pregnant women on medicine use, pharmacists believe Pharmacists require more training in the provision of medication safety advice to pregnant women, Australian …
CHOICE calls out supplement claims
The consumer association is urging Federal Senators to block proposed legislation that would legalise dangerous claims on complementary medicine CHOICE will be in Canberra on Tuesday calling on Federal Senators …
Censure over experimental use of drug
A practitioner has been found guilty of professional misconduct for prescribing S8 drug ketamine to treat depression – though it is not approved for use in this context The Health …
Spotlight on ‘beautiful but deadly’ diseases
Visitors to Vivid Sydney 2018 will be able to catch a glimpse of the beauty and danger of viruses and bacteria as they are expanded up to a billion times …
The week in review
It’s been a busy week in Australian pharmacy… Pharmacy Guild Executive Director David Quilty wrote this week about how the Guild and its analysts have identified nine key ways forward… …
Consumer voices needed to balance owner influence: Wells
The Consumers Health Forum wants to be part of the 7CPA negotiations, says CEO Leanne Wells According to the CHF, the “Government has left open the prospect of the Consumers …