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Poll: How can pharmacy raise wages?
Wages for pharmacists are a source of significant tension in the industry – but what would be the best way to improve them? One of the strongest themes emerging from …
Forum: What do we want? eHealth! When do we want it? Now!
Excellent post on eHealth in pharmacy from Valentino Cosic posted in the Forum yesterday. “My feelings about electronic health records are mixed. I have worked in a restructured hospital overseas …
Pharmacy deregulation OK by us: AMA
Co-location of pharmacies with either supermarkets or medical centres would be welcomed by the AMA, as long as a registered pharmacist remained responsible for dispensing In its submission to the …
La Trobe pharmacy students to get vaccination training
Pharmacy students from La Trobe University in Bendigo will be the first in Victoria – and among only a few in the country – to learn how to immunise patients …
UN General Assembly acts on antimicrobial resistance
World leaders are focusing to an unprecedented extent on curbing the spread of antimicrobial medicine-resistant infections For the first time, Heads of State have committed to taking a broad, coordinated …
Most pharmacists want CPA negotiations to change: poll
Pharmacists are dissatisfied with the way Community Pharmacy Agreements are negotiated, an AJP poll reveals Earlier this month, AJP ran a poll asking how you feel the CPAs should be …
One day left: the King Review
Panel urges pharmacists, consumers and industry stakeholders to contribute their voice Submissions close 11:59pm AEST, on Friday 23 September 2016. Chair Professor Stephen King says the review panel has turned …
Forum: 4 must ask questions when supplying medication
Having worked with the dilemmas of clinical governance and prescribing support for many years I was impressed by the simplicity of this offering from a clinician-led initiative which aims to …
Compounder further responds to criticism
Pharmacy connected with beleaguered weight loss clinic defends itself from serious allegations by leading public health figure Last week AJP wrote about a complaint submitted to AHPRA and the ACCC …
World news wrapup: 22 September 2016
We take a look at pharmacy news around the world Aberdeenshire, Scotland: Specially trained pharmacists will now be able to prescribe an antibiotic to women aged 16 to 65 with …
Anti-vax film screening slammed
AMA head calls on film festival director to pull screening in Victoria in the interest of public health Vaxxed: From Cover-Up to Catastrophe, directed by discredited former gastroenterologist and medical …
CAMs: meeting consumer needs
Pharmacy support staff sell complementary medicines with the aim of meeting consumer expectations, but may not consider evidence of product efficacy, research suggests Australian pharmacy academics conducted interviews with a …