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New partnership for Advantage
Advantage Pharmacy Group has formed a joint venture partnership with Arana Pharmaceuticals The new partnership will enable the group to add increased warehousing and distribution facilities for its more than …
How pharmacists can help medicines compliance
FIP has released a new Australian-led report into pharmacy interventions to improve adherence in older people New medicines services, more counselling when a medicine is supplied again, dosage administration aids …
Reviewing the evidence
AJP looks closely at some of the statements in the recent JPPR debate between GP Dr Evan Ackermann and consultant clinical pharmacist Debbie Rigby This week we covered a new …
World news wrapup: 21 June 2018
Pharmacy worker stole to feed child; NZ study to examine script cost barrier to health; inadequate staffing becoming a “live issue” in the UK Middlesbrough, UK: A woman who had …
Inside Canberra’s pill testing tent
More than three in five Groovin the Moo patrons who used the pilot pill testing facility were surprised by their results The final report into the pilot service has been …
How did the codeine change affect your patients?
The Pharmacy Guild’s NSW branch wants to know how the codeine upschedule has impacted pharmacists and their patients Pharmacists have been invited to ask their patients to participate in the …
Search for top Pharmacy Assistant widens
The Pharmacy Guild of Australia/Maxigesic Pharmacy Assistant of the Year Award has continued its record-breaking domination this year The Award has received the highest number of nominations and responses to …
A contentious case
High-profile GP Evan Ackermann has slammed expanded roles for community pharmacists citing lack of evidence, adding that dispensing should be ‘cashed out’ to general practice-based pharmacist positions As part of a …
What’s the 2018 Pharmacy of the Year up to now?
We catch up with Southcity Pharmacy Wagga co-proprietor Luke van der Rijt, just over one month after the win AJP: What’s life been like since being recognised as the Guild …
PSS calls for support
Pharmacists’ Support Service (PSS) says it is a good time to support the work of PSS and pharmacy colleagues with a tax deductible donation before 30 June John Coppock, President …
Licensees reprimanded
Recent panel hearings have looked into allegations that licensees had failed to meet their responsibilities to comply with good pharmacy practice at registered premises Three panel hearings were held in …
The pharmacist role in STI screening
Pharmacists are in a good position to provide STI screening services – but confidentiality is just one barrier to be overcome Helen Wood and Sajni Gudka from the School of …