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PSA and NPSA release review submissions
PSA advocates for early-career pharmacists while NPSA calls for new funding mechanism to support pharmaceutical wholesalers Each organisation put in its submission at the eleventh hour, outlining their recommendations to …
NSAIDs may lead to increased risk of heart failure
Study results are of concern owing to widespread use of the drugs, say cardiology experts In a BMJ study based on almost 10 million NSAIDs users across four European countries …
Guild: CPA negotiations should stay the same
The Pharmacy Guild of Australia has made a series of recommendations to the King Review that it says will sustain local community pharmacies into the 2020s and beyond First of …
Forum: should pharmacists be selling OTC NSAIDs?
“Should there be tighter control of the OTC provision of these drugs? Should they be prescription only? Is the risk starting to outweigh the benefits? What alternatives could we offer …
The pharmacy of the future
Building the pharmacy of the future? Rob Sztar describes the technology you need to know about We are fortunate to be living through the 3rd Industrial Revolution, otherwise known as …
Forum: 1300Health –> why pharmacists should be used to taking medication questions
“My second patient of the day rang the health line at 3am as she was in severe pain. She explained the situation and was asked what pain medicines did she …
Artefacts: Homeopathic History
Surviving the opposition of the establishment, by Ralph Tapping Eighteenth century German physician Samuel Hahnemann ( 1755-1843 ) first coined the word “homeopathy” ( “homeos” in Greek means “similar” and …
The week in review
Wrapping up a big week in pharmacy, including the 2016 Innovative Pharmacist of the Year Dr Alison Roberts was named the AstraZeneca 2016 UTS Innovative Pharmacist of the Year for …
“Giving them a competitive edge”
AJP chats to the brains behind the University of Sydney graduate vaccination scheme From the first week of December this year, graduates of the university’s Master of Pharmacy degree will …
No more hangovers
A British professor has invented a synthetic alcohol that mimics the positive effects of alcohol but avoids hangover symptoms Known as ‘alcosynth’, the new drink doesn’t cause a dry mouth, …
How do pharmacists use social media?
Call for pharmacists to play a bigger role in providing online shared medicine information Pharmacists should increase their contribution to providing medicines information on social media platforms and shared internet …
Can you spot a fake?
Would you be able to tell a real medicine from a fake one? This important question is being posed to the public, healthcare professionals and policymakers by the World Health …
