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All the way to the bank
Wealth of CWH founders and Soul Pattinson chair revealed in nation’s longest running rich list The fortunes of the co-owners of the My Chemist Group – Jack Gance and Mario …
Hospital pharmacists want better outcomes: SHPA
The SHPA has strengthened its commitment to improving the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians through a dedicated Specialty Practice stream The new Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander …
Pharmacy NIP vax could help address shortage: Guild
The current flu crisis only serves to highlight the need for national consistency in accessing vaccines through community pharmacies under the NIP, says a Guild leader The mainstream media continues …
Is roll-your-own tobacco the new ‘kiddy pack’?
Teen smoking rates are dropping… but there’s also a worrying increase in the popularity of roll-your-own tobacco amongst adolescents, warns the Cancer Council The Council is calling for Governments to …
‘You can’t just give out a pill and expect that that’s actually good medical care.’
A leading doctor has criticised the findings of an Australian study which found a significant cost saving in downscheduling oral contraceptives to Pharmacist Only The study, conducted by researchers at …
Top 10 questions Aussies ask about CMs
A poster presented at the Choosing Wisely 2019 Annual Meeting has examined the major queries Australians have about their complementary medicines The poster drew on questions asked of the national …
OTC contraceptive pill could save health system $96 million a year
For many young women who take the contraceptive pill and don’t experience any side effects, seeing a doctor to renew your prescription each year is a nuisance, write Bonny Parkinson …
‘Gross abuse’ of position
A doctor found guilty of indecently assaulting a female patient, and who prescribed the patient quantities of S8s knowing she was drug dependent, has been struck off A 62-year-old GP …
Pharmacy owners reprimanded, cautioned
Dangerous compounding and unhygienic dose administration filling areas are just a selection of reasons why owners were pulled up before recent panel hearings Pharmacy owners have been reprimanded for allowing …
Let’s get radical
Government must get pharmacists working outside of pharmacies, CHF says The Consumers Health Forum has congratulated the Federal government on its recent reelection, but says it now has a lot …
Keeping up to date
Revisions made to online CM interactions guide Blackmores Institute has announced their comprehensive online tool, the Complementary Medicine Interactions Guide, has been updated with the latest peer-reviewed data and new …
‘No such thing as a non-professional service pharmacist’: Guild
One fifth of pharmacies employ a dedicated professional services pharmacist: Guild says concept shouldn’t exist, PSA calls for more funding for roles The recently published UTS Pharmacy Barometer asked 178 pharmacy owners and …