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Campaign slashes cardiac arrest deaths
The Heart Foundation’s “Warning Signs” public awareness campaign led to 1,300 fewer deaths from cardiac arrest in the Melbourne region between 2009 and 2013, a new study has shown. A …
FIP releases global plan for the future
FIP has published a global vision and goals to transform pharmacy education and the pharmacy workforce during a conference of national pharmacy leaders in Nanjing, China. Change is vital if …
Forum: Community pharmacy might reduce hospital readmissions
“I think we have been talking about the need for a joined up primary and secondary care health service since before I registered. I remember working with the concept of …
Flat rates or tiered payment system?
The recently published UTS Barometer 2016 asked pharmacists whether the remuneration system needs to change An annual UTS and Bankwest-led initiative used to track pharmacy sector confidence, the Barometer asked …
World News Wrapup: 10 October 2016
We take a look at pharmacy news around the world Aberdeen, Scotland: An Aberdeen pharmacist has been sentenced to 20 months’ jail after he pled guilty to forging scripts and …
Overdose victim’s file: ‘Dr shopper, please do not prescribe anything’
A Victorian coroner has said she hopes Real Time Prescription Monitoring will help prevent cases such as that of Milica “Mary” Minchev, who died from combined drug toxicity involving oxycodone, …
What the profession thinks
Here’s a selection of 12 key findings from the 2016 UTS Community Pharmacy Barometer The latest UTS Pharmacy Barometer, released yesterday, was compiled from a survey of 362 pharmacists – …
Lease changes give certainty: Pharmacy Guild
The NSW Government yesterday introduced significant amendments to the Retail Leases Act for the first time in over 20 years, aimed at making it easier to do business in NSW. …
CM complaints dropping: CMA
The complaints statistics quoted by Dr Ken Harvey in a salvo against the CM sector earlier this week are out of date, says Complementary Medicines Australia CEO Carl Gibson. Writing …
State of uncertainty
Confidence low in community pharmacy, but professional services offering a beacon of hope, pharmacy barometer finds The community pharmacy sector remains in a state of uncertainty, according to the …
Forum: Caution When Giving Cough and Cold Products to Kids
“Further news from the USA regarding the risks of OTC cough and cold remedies for children – the FDA had previously advised that children <2yrs should not receive any cough …
Pharmacy and alcohol education
How confident are you at discussing alcohol-related health issues with your patients? Many pharmacists find raising concerns about alcohol misuse can be quite difficult, especially with older patients. Focus groups …