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CWH a ‘grim casino of self-improvement’
A Kiwi journalist has reviewed Chemist Warehouse, which is still a new entrant to the New Zealand market – and described it as “pure hell” But Alex Casey also writes …
Rural scholarships open
Students from rural and remote locations who are studying pharmacy or are intending to study pharmacy are invited to apply for the Pharmacy Scholarship Scheme for 2019 Supported by the …
Looking at the numbers
What has been the uptake of the 6CPA new and expanded pharmacy programs following the Pharmacy Compact in 2017? This September the third meeting of the Community Pharmacy Stakeholder Forum …
My experience with an AHPRA notification
A few weeks ago, I received an email which made me think my life would change forever… The email was a notification from AHPRA informing me that a complaint had …
MedAdvisor recognised in AFR’s Fast 100 Companies List
The Australian digital medication management company has made it onto the Australian Financial Review’s prestigious annual list MedAdvisor is ranked 23rd on the Australian Financial Review’s Fast 100 list, featuring …
The week in review
It’s been an action-packed week in community pharmacy… A pub with no beer is bad enough, but this week we also took a look at the town with no medicines… …
Poll: how many pharmacies should you own?
There’s been much talk of late of who should own pharmacies… but what about the number of pharmacies an individual owns? Thanks to the Queensland Inquiry into the pharmacy sector, …
Work and pay outcomes for grads
There’s good news and bad news for pharmacy graduates: you’ll get a job, but it won’t pay too well Of those who graduated pharmacy in 2015, 95.5% had found full-time …
Three years for knife robbery
A man has been given a three-year jail term for robbing a NSW pharmacy in a bid to “get drugs” In March this year, Lawrence Trindall went to the Blooms …
Alleged rapist given back blue card
A pharmacy student accused of rape has been reissued his Working With Children card The international student, a man who can not be named due to court orders, is studying …
Establishing access
Maningrida Pharmacy Service has been honoured with a key Northern Territory health award The Administrator’s Medals in Primary Health Care 2018 were presented at the end of October by Vicki O’Halloran …
How snacking is influenced
It’s well known that portion size affects food intake… so could doubling portion sizes facilitate a healthy diet? Deakin Business School’s Professor of Marketing Chris Dubelaar worked with researchers in …