News
Support for Guild low-dose codeine model
A majority of pharmacists support the Guild’s “prescription – except when” model for low-dose codeine, an AJP poll has found Following the TGA’s final decision to upschedule codeine-containing products which …
S8 use, incident reports on the rise
For safe dispensing, it’s important to be aware of the four key factors in S8 dispensing incidents, says indemnity body Most pharmacists will be aware of the ever-expanding range of …
Flu on the rise
The severity of this year’s flu season can’t be written off as just an increase in reporting, an expert says According to Department of Health and Ageing statistics, there have …
API sees decline in consumer spending
People are spending less per basket and on lower value items, says CEO Australian Pharmaceutical Industries (API) has announced revised profit guidance for the financial year ending 31 August 2017, …
Stakeholders reject Interim Report options
Members of the Medicines Partnership of Australia have banded together to raise concerns about the future stability of pharmacy The stakeholders, which include the Guild, PSA, ASMI, Generic and Biosimilar …
Teen suicide drama sparks internet searches
Google searches for terms related to suicide rose by more than a million following the release of 13 Reasons Why US researchers in public health, disease modelling and medicine have …
Guild, Gilead launch Hep C course
Guild Learning and Development is partnering with Gilead Sciences in an online course The course is titled Management of Hepatitis C and the role of pharmacy. Hepatitis C (HCV), a …
Improving medication histories in hospital
Pharmacists and colleagues at a Blacktown hospital in NSW have seen medication histories improve vastly by implementing a new system Changes at the Blacktown Hospital in western Sydney began after …
Breaking up is hard to do
This pharmacy owner found terminating her stake in a partnership wasn’t as easy as first thought Three NSW pharmacy owners have had a legal stoush over the ending of a …
“Liquid biopsy” blood test to save lives
A new type of blood test for colorectal cancer has been co-developed with CSIRO and Flinders Medical Centre International biotech company Clinical Genomics and Australian partners have developed the test …
Fentanyl shortage continues
There has been unexpected increase in demand, but thankfully shortage of one brand has been resolved Back in early June we reported that several formulations of fentanyl citrate had gone …
Poll: quotas for women in pharmacy leadership
Do you believe in quotas or targets for women in pharmacy leadership? The issue of women in pharmacy leadership has been gathering steam of late. At last year’s Pharmacy Guild …