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Hamilton’s Pharmacy 547 is NZ’s Pharmacy of the Year
Hamilton’s Pharmacy 547 has been named Community Pharmacy of the Year award at New Zealand’s 2016 Pharmacy Awards. This year’s awards ceremony was held in Auckland and saw approximately 370 …
Forum: Your Home Address
“I have noticed that a number of forms require certifiers to fill in some fairly personal information, such as date of birth and electoral roll address. While I’m not too …
Calling for help: Part 2
We take a look at a couple of real-life stories of pharmacists who have experienced workplace pressures, customer abuse and more This is the second installation of a two-part series …
TWC/Chemmart giant to offer frontline health alternative: White
The merger of Terry White Group and Chemmart will see the rise of a new, giant pharmacy network with a frontline professional service focus, says Terry White Group CEO Anthony …
Obesity ages brain faster
Another reason to lose weight: being obese can increase age of the brain by 10 years Researchers from the University of Cambridge and Yale University examined the intracranial volume, cerebral …
Assembling a dispensary in the nick of time
Progress at the Christies Guild Pharmacy in Christies Beach, SA, was brought to a grinding halt on Thursday when Willach’s freight company called to say that arrival of the pharmacy’s …
Residency Program progressing: SHPA
Preparation for the launch in 2017 of the SHPA Residency Program for hospital pharmacists is making progress, says SHPA CEO Kristin Michaels. Two key initiatives have been launched today: A …
Hostility to harm reduction in smoking: expert
An application to the TGA to increase the accessibility of nicotine for e-cigarettes to reduce tobacco smoking is unlikely to succeed, says an addiction expert, because harm minimisation strategies are …
“Hydration clinics” pharmacist faces court over $80,000 theft
A suspended Melbourne pharmacist has faced court over allegations she stole drugs from a pharmacy last year Sara Shadi Kazeme, who is the director of the controversial iv.me hydration clinics, …
Pitchfork-wielding robber charged
A man attempted to rob a Palmwoods pharmacy armed with a pitchfork, Queensland police allege. It will be alleged that around 2.44pm, a man armed with a pitchfork entered the …
AJP – the Number 1 choice of community pharmacists
The Australian Journal of Pharmacy has once again been ranked Number 1 by community pharmacists as their most read pharmacy publication, achieving an Average Issue Readership of 76%. This was …
Forum: Prescribing pharmacists – we have this already
“In response to the article Prescribing Pharmacists-Industry Split Down the Middle, I wrote the following opinion, which I believe deserves wider discussion only possible in the Forum. “Is Pharmacy starting …