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Recall over durability concerns
Durex has initiated a product recall for one batch of condoms due to durability concerns “The safety of our consumers always comes first, and this is reflected in our rigorous …
Testing your knowledge on PI
Product Information resources can be used as a patient counselling tool, but how much do you really know about them? A Product Information document (PI) provides health professionals with a …
‘We have waited far too long for this to occur.’
New studies reveal the value of pharmacists in general practice, and dispel the “baseless fear mongering” surrounding the model of practice, say researchers Recent research demonstrates high levels of interaction …
Concealing the evidence
A locum pharmacist has been found guilty of professional misconduct for misappropriating morphine and codeine, and making false records to conceal the thefts A pharmacist working at a NSW hospital …
World news wrapup: 2 August 2018
How Chemist Warehouse is impacting Kiwi competitors; LloydsPharmacy workers strike in Ireland; pharmacist prescribing proposed for Scotland Dublin, Ireland: LloydsPharmacy workers have gone on strike a number of times, most …
How public transport spreads microbes
It’s common knowledge that public transport’s a great place to pick up a cold… and new research has quantified it The Hong Kong researchers also identified one subway line that …
Smart syringe could end liquid dose errors
Professor Lyndal Trevena and a team of researchers from Sydney have taken out the Pharmacy Shark Tank at PSA18 The team won with a smart syringe system that will potentially …
Deadly heatwave future modelled
Heatwave deaths could more than quadruple in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, a new study warns The first global study to predict future heatwave-related deaths predicts that unless humans can adapt …
MHR privacy strengthened
The Pharmacy Guild has welcomed steps by the Health Minister to strengthen the privacy provisions of My Health Record Following media controversy over who would be able to access a …
Is bush pharmacy better?
What are the differences between rural and urban pharmacy practice? Australian researchers have reviewed the evidence There is little evidence of real difference in pharmacy practice between rural and urban …
The good old days!
Pharmacy regulations stuck in the “horse and buggy” era, report claims The changing nature of community pharmacy ownership and structure has not been met by similar updates to regulation of …
No compliance deficiencies with sunscreen
The TGA has completed its review of sunscreens – and found consumers can have confidence in using them as directed In May 2017, the TGA published the results of its …