World news wrapup: 24 August 2017
Banks close pot-selling pharmacies’ accounts; cough drop flavoured Kit Kats; pharmacy key in Scotland’s health strategy Uruguay: Pharmacies which are legally selling recreational marijuana under Uruguay’s new laws have found …
Out of the cupboard
Possible war era injectable medicine kit brought into pharmacy, as Search for Australia’s Oldest Medicine continues The Search for Australia’s Oldest Medicine is certainly digging up some weird and wonderful …
Ramsay buys Malouf
Ramsay Health Care has announced the purchase of Queensland’s Malouf Group “Ramsay Health Care confirms that the Ramsay Pharmacy Franchise network will expand by a further 18 pharmacies, following the …
Mixup wasn’t us: Pfizer
Pfizer has confirmed that the Heparin-Lignocaine mixup occurred at one pharmacy, not its own facilities But the recall for Heparin Injection 5000 IU 5mL x 50 and Lignocaine Injection 1% …
Health chief resigns
There’s a vacancy at the top at the Department of Health, as Secretary Martin Bowles has announced his resignation Stakeholders including the Health Minister and the Pharmacy Guild of Australia …
Symbion hosts codeine forums
Symbion is helping to educate pharmacy about the impacts of codeine changes The wholesaler is conducting a series of forums around the country to help manage the transition of low-dose …
Explainer: why we get fungal nail infections and how we can treat them
About 10% of people (and 50% of those over 70) suffer from nail infections – but why? Jackson Thomas, Assistant Professor/Senior Lecturer in Pharmacy, University of Canberra; Gregory Peterson, Deputy Dean (Research) Faculty of …
Harm minimisation from the past to the future
Whether helping smokers or those who use illicit drugs, pharmacists are at the coalface of harm minimisation, writes Angelo Pricolo Pharmacists are the most important and effective health professional in …
Pharmacist named Queensland’s Rural Ambassador
Taroom Pharmacy owner Christie McLennan’s passion for rural life has won her the 2017 “Marsh” Rural Queensland Ambassador award The pharmacist and Brahman cross beef producer grew up in the …
Medicinal cannabis black market worries TGA
The TGA has criticised claims that red tape turns patients to black market cannabis And one medicinal cannabis stakeholder says that doctors are unready when it comes to prescribing the …
King of the slopes
Who were the 2017 masters of the ski fields at the annual Pharmacy Snow Business conference? Joseph Daggian from Prahran Amcal Pharmacy in Victoria is the 2017 winner of the …
Learning in the workplace key in new unit
A new Monash education unit is set to focus on workplace learning The Monash Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences is launching a new organisational unit focused specifically on learning …