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‘Serious deficiencies’—four panel hearings
Expired compounding starting materials, storing S8s outside a drug safe and using open baskets which could pose a risk to privacy were all subjects raised at recent Panel Hearings The …
Pharmacists should be embedded wherever there are medicines: McBride
The head of the Australian Digital Health Agency has given pharmacists two examples of how My Health Record prevented serious adverse outcomes Members of the PSA gathered at the Hotel …
Celebrating pharmacy around the world
Pharmacists all around the world got together—on social media or at the FIP conference in Abu Dhabi—to showcase the profession and celebrate their day International Pharmaceutical Federation president Dominique Jordan …
World news wrapup: 26 September 2019
Scottish pharmacist suspended after affair with patient; Israel looking for more pharmacists to manage shortage; Kansas man blames pharmacy for stroke Montrose, Scotland: A Scottish pharmacist has been suspended after …
Too much spent on non-PBS pharmacy meds: AMA
A new report on health spending has confirmed that pharmacists could play a bigger role in relieving some of the pressure on the health system, says the Guild… but the …
Empower informal carers: FIP
New strategies and services that empower informal carers, particularly women, need to be delivered, says FIP The International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) has said in a new Statement of Policy that …
A new landmark
Guild national president George Tambassis has honoured outgoing Queensland branch director Robyn Ede at the opening of Queensland’s Guild House Jennifer Howard, Labor member for Ipswich, opened the new building, …
Happy World Pharmacists Day 2019!
Videos, cupcakes, events around the country and thanks to hard-working pharmacists are all part of World Pharmacists Day 2019 “Safe and effective medicines for all” is the theme of this …
What are the odds?
People with medical conditions such as asthma, COPD, arthritis, cancer and depression are more likely to report marijuana use, according to a new study A large US study has looked …
The risks of practising uninsured
A doctor has received disciplinary action for practising without appropriate professional indemnity insurance, in a case which one stakeholder said highlights an issue relevant to all health practitioners The Medical …
Which group is now unbeatable?
The latest satisfaction data from Roy Morgan has revealed Guardian to be the winner of the Chemist/Pharmacy of the Month Award for August 2019 Guardian came top with a customer …
Inquest queries co-prescribing
A GP has been cleared of inappropriate treatment after a combination of prescription and non-prescription drugs contributed to a patient’s death Combined toxicity of prescription and non-prescription drugs contributed to …