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Guild launches immunisation course
Guild Learning and Development is partnering with Seqirus in an online course to help pharmacists brush up on immunisation The course, “Encouraging the uptake of influenza vaccination in your pharmacy”, …
Forum: Ventolin scheduling
An AusPharm member writes: “I just had a lady in with a script for Ventolin and Redipred for her 19 month old. Obviously this woman ended up having to go …
‘Alarming’ pain statistics highlight need for education
One in four Australians with body pain would rather see a pharmacist than a doctor – but are pharmacists ready to help them? Australia has the highest rate of weekly …
Poll: How high is your rent?
Vote in our poll and tell us how high your pharmacy’s rent is Pharmacy’s under pressure from all sides: PBS reforms, high-cost new drugs and a stagnating retail environment. One …
My Chemist tops Roy Morgan rankings … again
The pharmacy group continues its winning streak in monthly customer satisfaction ratings, soon to hit one year at the top My Chemist has topped the Roy Morgan customer satisfaction rankings …
Sunday pay cuts to start 1 July
Pharmacy workers could see their pay being cut in a matter of weeks, following the Fair Work Commission’s decision on phasing-in dates The Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association (SDA) …
Deadline approaching
Final date close for submissions to controversial drug post-marketing review Tuesday, 6 June is the last day on which pharmacists can make a submission to a Government review that has …
‘HIV flourishes in the shadows of stigma.’
Could a new trial by NSW Health, allowing people to collect their own blood sample at home and send it for an HIV test, improve testing rates? In a move away from …
Hidden heart risk of colds and flu
More Australians are beginning to understand why the flu is dangerous – but few are aware of its link to heart attack Dr Lorcan Ruane, Resident Medical Officer at the …
“Retail genetics”: benefits and pitfalls
Direct-to-consumer genetic tests can enhance patient care – but they also come with a set of risks that should be considered Concerns surrounding direct-to-consumer genetic tests have been highlighted in …
A hard act to follow
How hard discounters win by more than just lowest prices? Bruce Annabel investigates Hard discounters dominate a market through offering lowest prices by having the lowest cost structure. That doesn’t …
The week in review
We take a look back at the week in pharmacy Over the weekend, Valium 5mg in blister packs of 50 tablets was recalled due to tampering, in a case which …