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Health professionals reminded of Zostavax safety risk
The TGA has received a report of a death occurring in a person with pre-existing compromised immune function after receiving Zostavax The vaccine for the prevention of herpes zoster has …
World news wrapup: 9 March 2017
We take a look at pharmacy news from around the world UK: 78 pharmacies applied for financial protection from the UK’s funding cuts… and all 78 have been knocked back. …
Forum: “Out of stock” at wholesalers
“Who has had enough of “out of stocks ” at wholesalers? “Have we had a survey on this yet , if not,may we ??” Post a comment Other current topics …
Women in leadership panel: PSA17
To coincide with International Women’s Day today (March 8), PSA has announced the Women in Leadership Panel at PSA17 A panel of high-profile female leaders will discuss gender diversity and leadership …
Which day of the week sees the most customer satisfaction?
If you’ve ever wondered which day is best for your customers to visit your pharmacy, an international customer service reporting provider has the answer… It’s Thursday. HappyOrNot, which bills itself …
Forum: Cheaper dressing supplier wanted
“Yesterday I supplied a dressing containing silver to a Repat patient. On checking the invoice I discovered we’d lost approx $80 on the script. As neither of our 2 full-line suppliers stock the …
Health sector condemns Hanson vaccination claims
One Nation leader Pauline Hanson’s assertion that the Government’s stance on vaccination was akin to dictatorship has drawn condemnation from the health sector Ms Hanson told Insiders’ Barrie Cassidy that …
I’ll have one of those
New service takes product sampling to a new level New sampling service MySamples has launched this week, promising an “entirely new approach for sampling to registered healthcare professionals (HCP)”. Sampling is …
Ex-pharmacist challenges deregistration decision, this time in Supreme Court
A pharmacist who was struck off for supplying counterfeit Viagra has again attempted to appeal the decision Mina Attia, the owner of Shopsmart Wholesale pharmacies across Sydney, had his registration …
Unintentional self-poisoning more common in older people
Opioids are most commonly associated with fatal outcomes while self-poisoning with CVD drugs has increased threefold in a quarter-century A 26-year cohort study of all adult poisoning patients admitted to …
Hospital pharmacists welcome price disclosure recommendations
The SHPA has welcomed the Grattan Institute report’s recommendations on price disclosure The Institute’s conclusion that Australian Government policies have not gone far enough or fast enough to reduce the …
A third of pharmacists fear for their job or business
More than 30% of pharmacists are “seriously worried” about losing their job or their business as a result of price disclosure, an AJP poll has found We asked AJP readers …