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Flu vaccination expansion needed
The 2017 flu vaccine was well matched to the circulating strains – yet appears to have been less effective than usual Chief Medical Officer Professor Brendan Murphy said in a …
FIP: We are all connected
FIP has made several new recommendations on pharmacy’s role in fighting antimicrobial resistance The “One Health” approach, which recognises that the health of humans, animals and ecosystems are interconnected, should …
Docs ‘missing the point’ on codeine harms
The Guild has told doctors to “get real” about tackling the harms caused by opioid misuse Guild president George Tambassis was responding to today’s RACP statement on codeine, criticising it …
New biologics course
Guild Learning and Development is partnering with AbbVie Pty Ltd in an online course titled “Understanding biologic medicines” AbbVie’s General Manager Kirsten O’Doherty says the course plays an important role …
CWH gains prime position at AFL Grand Final
The pharmacy group will have product packs on all seats of the MCG with in-store offers, and a kick-for-cash comp Chemist Warehouse has placed 100,000 seat cushions filled with products …
World news wrapup: 28 September 2017
British pharmacist allegedly showed children Islamic State videos; CVS beefs up defenses in opioid fight; tech allegedly stole pain drugs from dying patients Nottingham, England: Leicester pharmacist Zameer Ghumra has …
A question of privacy
Concerns have been raised over privacy provisions in some pharmacies that administer vaccinations In its latest communique, the Victorian Pharmacy Authority says it has “become aware that some pharmacies may …
How pharmacy celebrated its annual day
The profession has marked World Pharmacists’ Day by highlighting how pharmacy can help manage health care challenges Irish people make an estimated two million visits to community pharmacy every month, …
Top results for hospital pharmacist charting service
A Sydney pilot study has found pharmacist medication charting significantly reduced errors—a finding that could pave the way for future prescribing A trial of a pharmacist charting service in a …
Pharmacy key in ‘third wave’ health reforms
The Pharmacy Guild has begun talks with Health Minister Greg Hunt to discuss how pharmacy can help avoid hospital admissions In this week’s edition of Guild newsletter Forefront, national executive …
Driver flattens pharmacy beauty room
Staff and customers at the Yarrawonga TerryWhite Chemmart had a narrow escape when a customer drove through a front window At around four-thirty in the afternoon last Thursday, an elderly …
HPS chief steps down
HPS has announced the retirement of longstanding Chief Executive Officer Tony Wyatt Having led HPS from a privately owned business, through to private equity investment, and now sole ownership by …