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Push vaccination and hygiene, not OTCs: expert
There’s “not a lot” of evidence for most cold remedies or a role for vitamins and supplements in fighting colds and flu, an expert says Professor Robert Booy, who is …
Pharmacy: health destination or shop
When is a pharmacy a retail shop? That’s the question that was posed in Busselton, Western Australia, when a development application for a medical centre was knocked back because it …
Rates of suicide, depression high in LGBTQI+ community, says NAPSA
The national pharmacy students’ association has released its new position statement on LGBTQI+ rights, affirming its belief of “equality in healthcare” and “equality for all” The National Australian Pharmacy Students’ …
Meningococcal vaccine update
More than half a million doses of Sanofi’s meningococcal vaccine, Menactra, have arrived in Australia The vaccine is indicated for people from two through to 55 years, to protect against …
Pharmacists in “unique” position to reduce fall risk
Falls are behind the vast majority of external-cause deaths among Australian nursing home residents, study finds The retrospective study of a cohort of nursing home residents used routinely recorded coronial data …
Recall over missing blister sheets
A batch of Stemetil 5mg tablets is being recalled, with affected packs either not containing the correct number of tablets or not containing any at all Sanofi-Aventis Australia, in consultation …
An Unexpected Journey II
Five things you must get right to lead your team on the change journey to a successful forward pharmacist service model 3. Communicate THE biggest mistake we see around change …
The rising stars
Who are Australia’s most inspiring early career pharmacists? AJP is determined to find pharmacy’s 10 rising stars and we want our readers to help Pharmacy, it can be fairly said, …
World news wrapup: 1 June 2017
Free apples for patients in New Zealand; Texas pharmacist spots alleged fraud; strikes across sector in India; and UK Health Department admits pharmacy funding errors Dunedin, New Zealand: The Albany …
‘Fear of facing pharmacists’ means common conditions ignored
A British online pharmacy has identified the most common ailments and conditions that consumers leave untreated If you’ve ever wondered whether your patients were too embarrassed to tell you or …
Forum: Valium recall & media commentators
An AusPharm member writes: “I’ve heard the AMA twice today (two different state presidents) commentating on the Valium tampering….nothing from a pharmacist representative of PSA or PGA. “Why didn’t the …
Strong growth for global generics market
Asia-Pacific is the largest region of a global generics market set to experience double-digit growth through to 2021, according to research experts The global generic medicines market has registered a compound …