Doing the basics well
Eight tips that have helped keep successful pharmacy owners focused on the fundamentals of their business, by John Thornett Humanity has a great ability to complicate things that are not …
Retail bonanza
There’s still plenty of life in the use of catalogues in retail, even among younger customers, a new survey finds Australian consumers, even those in younger demographics, still heavily use …
Jail time over poisoning
A pharmacist has reportedly been handed a one-year sentence for selling two women weedkiller A 71-year-old pharmacist from a town in Belgium has been sentenced to 12 months in prison …
The week in review
It’s been a busy week in community pharmacy, with renewed conflict with GPs and more calls for real time monitoring and a national vaccination approach GPs continue to oppose pharmacy …
The cost of burnout
Are you suffering from burnout? How can pharmacy owners and managers reduce workplace burnout, improve retention and help their staff thrive? Burnout is a syndrome resulting from chronic workplace stress …
Reprimand over cocaine conduct
A former pharmacist and aspiring doctor has been reprimanded after he had very pure pharmaceutical cocaine sent to his employer’s pharmacy The pharmacist used his employment to dishonestly obtain cocaine …
Pharmacist prescribing: what the stakeholders said
The Pharmacy Board has now published the individual submissions it received on pharmacist prescribing… revealing doctor and specialist opposition In its latest communique, the Board says that it encourages all …
Clinical tips: depression
Louis Roller lists 10 pharmacist counselling points for people with depression “If there be a hell on earth, it is to be found in a melancholy man’s heart.” —Robert Burton, …
Notifications: what practitioners say they need
A new video from AHPRA outlines one health professional’s experience in receiving a notification “If there’s one thing I could do differently about that whole process, I would go and …
Concentration confusion
PDL has issued guidance on the difference between milligrams and millilitres – especially regarding doses for children during the cold season, as well as methadone “The colder weather sees a …
AMA’s response to TWCM promotion ‘hysterical,’ says Guild
The AMA’s national president has slammed a Terry White Chemmart/Bupa promotion as a “sneaky” way to introduce US-style health to Australia – a stance which has disappointed the Pharmacy Guild …
Staff Spotlight
Former NAPSA president Shefali Parekh describes her experience six months into her pharmacy internship 1. When and where did you graduate from pharmacy? I graduated from Griffith University in Gold …