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The week in review
The last week of January was a busy one in the pharmacy sector… Two key reports came out this week with significance for pharmacists. The PSA‘s Medicine Safety: Take Care …
Time to work and play
Get the lowdown on all the key upcoming events in pharmacy from AJP We all know how busy the conference circuit is in community and hospital pharmacy, not to mention …
How mindfulness can help in chronic pain
A pooled data analysis published in the BMJ has found that mindfulness meditation may help ease chronic pain The analysis, published online in the journal Evidence Based Mental Health, indicates that …
How pharmacists could help with delirium
Three-quarters of older hospitalised patients with a delirium diagnosis were on at least one medicine at least suspected to be associated with the condition, a new study has found Researchers …
Strong support for ‘controversial’ statins
A new meta-analysis published in The Lancet has shown evidence that statins significantly reduce risk of major heart issues, irrespective of age In a meta-analysis of nearly 187,000 people who had …
Business plan competition open
The thirteenth National Student Business Plan Competition is now underway The Pharmacy Guild of Australia’s 2019 competition was launched during the Annual NAPSA Congress in Adelaide. Team captain of the …
6CPA program changeover
From 1 Feb, the Pharmacy Programs Administrator commenced operations administering, processing and paying claims associated with the 23 community pharmacy programs funded under the Sixth Community Pharmacy Agreement The …
Location rules court contest
The owner of two Melbourne pharmacies has had his case upheld in Federal Court against the Health Minister over the approval of a 24-hr pharmacy attached to a medical centre …
Raising the rate
Can embedded pharmacists increase influenza vaccination rates in residential aged care homes? A pilot study in the ACT has looked at whether pharmacists embedded into established teams within residential aged …
Get ready for ownership
Medici Capital announces details of its two popular conferences: for want-to-be owners, and for female pharmacists Following the success of their 2018 conference program, Medici Capital has confirmed its two …
Labor still pushing for MHR changes
A day before the end of the My Health Record opt-out period, Shadow Health Minister Catherine King again called for its extension Catherine King has repeatedly called on the Morrison …
‘Very evil’ words result in fine
A man has been fined $1000 for threatening to murder a pharmacist and his family A pharmacist employed by the Currimundi Marketplace Terry White Chemmart tried to speak to a …