The seven issues driving global pharmacy
Core issues driving the future of pharmacy include the “corporatisation of healthcare,” funding cuts to pharmacy and the opioid epidemic Ahead of the Guild’s annual meeting next month with sister …
CWH invests in malls to be open by Christmas
Home Consortium, which counts Chemist Warehouse among its shareholders, has revealed plans for 10 big new retail centres Ten former Masters home improvement centres are set to open as large-format …
Pregnant women shouldn’t start taking vitamin B3 just yet
Reports that the vitamin prevents miscarriage and birth defects are overblown, writes Claire Roberts Claire Roberts, Lloyd Cox Professorial Research Fellow, University of Adelaide Reports on a new study claim supplementation with vitamin B3 during …
Embrace the detours
How you handle the unexpected can have a big payoff, writes Karen Brown The path to business success is a road full of obstacles and detours. How you navigate your …
Encouraging CM compliance
A pharmacist has built upon his DAA service to improve compliance with complementary medicine regimens There’s no point in consumers buying complementary medicines if they don’t remember to take them, …
Hitting the ballots
Elections continue for Pharmacy Guild of Australia state branches, as Victorian president wins new term However, things have started to settle down in Victoria where incumbent state president Anthony Tassone …
Keeping them separate
Should all S2 and S3 medicines to be kept behind the counter, with a completely separate area for CMs? And who supports this proposition? Recently the Review of Pharmacy Remuneration …
Alternative medicine doubles risk of cancer death
New research shows shunning conventional cancer treatment in favour of alternative therapy more than doubles the risk of death Researchers from the Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) …
Australia shivers through severe flu season
Experts have called for greater access to and takeup of flu vaccination, as Australia endures a likely record-breaking season But this doesn’t extend to pharmacies being able to vaccinate children …
Graduate Cert in CMs
The University of Sydney’s Faculty of Pharmacy is offering a Graduate Certificate in Evidence-Based Complementary Medicines to commence in the first semester in 2018 The course, which was developed for …
Campaign targets parents with vaccine facts
The Turnbull Government has launched a “Get the Facts about Immunisation” campaign to encourage childhood vaccination In launching the campaign, Health Minister Greg Hunt said that the Government knows parents …
Travel health in the pharmacy
AJP speaks with the owners of a travel destination pharmacy, who share their most commonly encountered concerns and recommended items New research shows that Australian travellers are losing holiday time …