Getting qualified
How are pharmacy degrees changing? Are they keeping pace with a changing profession? Our latest podcast looks at the evolution of pharmacy qualifications In this podcast our team cover the …
World news wrapup: 27 June 2019
Free scripts from NZ’s Woollies pharmacies; pharmacist goes viral after helping street dog; US pharmacist sentenced for drug theft and firearm offences Tauranga, New Zealand: Three supermarket pharmacies – owned …
Helping the profession
The NSW/ACT branch of PDL is seeking a pharmacist interested in joining its Local Advisory Committee Pharmaceutical Defence Limited (PDL) Local Advisory Committees are established throughout Australia to help meet …
Crossing borders
There is a “pressing need” for real-time prescription monitoring in NSW, says coroner, following a man’s death after buying opioids in both ACT and NSW NSW needs to urgently join …
HPS pharmacists gain ‘big win’
HPS Services has signed a new enterprise agreement that secures “improved conditions” for its pharmacist employees, including paid parental leave for the first time The Fair Work Commission has approved …
Timely RTM crucial: PSA
South Australia has announced a real time monitoring system – but will it happen quickly enough for the PSA? The PSA has welcomed the South Australian Government’s Budget announcement that …
National approach needed on measles
The PSA has again called for a national approach to pharmacist vaccination, following the release of a study which looked at people with waning immunity who contracted measles The study, …
Guild ‘misrepresented and misquoted’
The Pharmacy Guild has spoken out saying it has been misrepresented in the mainstream media, following recent reports on the location rules and medicines pricing The Pharmacy Guild has commented …
Relief for that stubborn dry cough
Pharmacists are in an ideal position to evaluate and counsel patients in the management of coughs. Due to the vast nature of coughs and the abundance of cough medications available, …
Helping men with ED
What pharmacists need to know about this common condition Extending community pharmacy-based healthcare would enable more men living with erectile dysfunction to safely access effective medications, diagnostic services and support …
Staged supply
PDL has issued guidance on staged supply… including that pharmacists should set rules early The provision of medicines via a staged supply process is common practice in many pharmacies. While …
Measles immunity ‘getting greyer’
Research into measles cases in Victoria has shown some people who were hospitalised with the disease had been vaccinated at least once in the past, but their immunity had waned …