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Getting the message across
What are the practical steps pharmacists can take to aid in safe and appropriate use of opioid analgesics? As concerns grow over the inappropriate use of opioid analgesics, is there …
Not enough HMRs: study
Experts say there is a need for more funding and collaboration to improve uptake and targeting of HMRs Home Medicines Review (HMR) use in Australia was found to be generally …
Leading the way
Pharmacy group’s new leave entitlement deal sets the standard for the industry, CEO believes The Epic Pharmacy Group and Slade Pharmacy Group have announced the introduction of a new paid …
AMA submission focus on general practice
Doctors’ group calls for support for longer GP consultations, a strong PBS, and lifting of caps on subsidies that can support employment of pharmacists in general practice With the 2019-20 …
Funding for women in pharmacy
The Pharmacy Guild’s Queensland Branch has been named as a recipient under the Queensland Government’s Advancing Women in Business Initiative The initiative aims to provide female pharmacists, interns, pharmacy students …
‘Now, the hard work starts.’
The Australian Digital Health Agency and PSA have welcomed the news that nine out of 10 Australians will have a My Health Record But Opposition health spokesperson Catherine King says …
DDS on top
Discount Drug Stores has been named Australian Chemist/Pharmacy of the Year in the Roy Morgan annual Customer Satisfaction Awards The discount brand scooped up the top prize following the highest …
Off-label scripts under the spotlight
Pharmacists should be notified when and why a drug is being prescribed off-label says MP who has called for an inquiry into the practice A federal MP, whose daughter suffered …
World news wrapup: 21 February 2019
US pharmacist facing charges over alleged hit plan on witness; Indian pharmacist attacked by rioters; Indiana considers ethical rights Baltimore, Maryland: A pharmacist has been charged with hiring a person …
Help us help: Quilty
The shortcomings of provisions for emergency medicines access have been highlighted by the Guild’s national executive director following disasters in Tasmania and Queensland The recent bushfires in Tasmania and other …
A snapshot of drug use
Alcohol and nicotine remain the most-consumed licit drugs in Australia, while methylamphetamine is still the most-used illicit drug, new data show The Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission has released the sixth …
Man slammed for buying ice but not analgesics
A man who brought a screwdriver to a pharmacy to demand painkillers was suffering from an infection in his foot, a court has heard Shane Roger Kellow was looking for …