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Bringing the pharmacists’ back
Is there anything we can do to arrest the relative decline in pharmacy pay rates, asks Peter Feros In the first part of this 2-part series, Peter Feros discussed how …
Blurred lines
A Perth doctor with an extensive disciplinary history has been struck off for inappropriate and sexualised behaviour relating to a patient Dr Gregory Duck, 62, from Bassendean in Western Australia, …
TGA not good enough on homeopathic teething products
A range of homeopathic teething products is still available in Australian pharmacies despite being linked to the deaths of 10 infants in the US The fact that the products, which …
All TerryWhite Chemmart stores to rebrand by 2017’s end
All pharmacies within the TerryWhite Chemmart group are set to be rebranded by the end of the year, says its CEO It’s been a “transformational” six months for the TerryWhite …
Sugar tax not the obesity solution: Hunt
The Turnbull Government doesn’t believe in increasing prices to combat obesity, says Health Minister Greg Hunt Mr Hunt says the Government is “taking action to tackle the challenge of obesity …
Mindset change needed on addictive pharmaceuticals
Pharmacists can play a key role in reducing the impact of Australia’s “pill-popping” culture, say stakeholders as a new campaign launches to combat the problem The Alcohol and Drug Foundation …
Man found dead after robbing pharmacy
A man suspected of stealing cash and drugs from a Toowoomba pharmacy was found dead three days after the incident According to Queensland police, preliminary information suggested that at around …
New and improved PSA CPD tool
The PSA’s CPD tool has been improved to be more user-friendly and responsive, PSA says The CPD tool – launched last July – is free for PSA members and helps …
The vanishing pharmacist
A diminishing pharmacy workforce has been an unintended consequence of weighted average price disclosure, writes Peter Feros Government coffers have swollen by billions of pharmacy rebate dollars via the Weighted …
Brazen thief steals pharmacy charity tin
A thief distracted staff by asking questions about medicines, and then stole a near-full charity tin from a Perth pharmacy It was about 5pm on a Friday in late January, …
Forum: Demonstrators Drawer
“After a fair bit of experimentation my counselling room was finally fitted out with a custom draw for our Placebos and Demonstrators. No hunting around for that elusive inhaler. It also …
The week in review
We take a look back at the last week in Australian pharmacy It’s been a tough week for the industry. This week, pharmacy was talking—again—about complementary medicines, following Four Corners‘ …