Should cigarette sales go back to pharmacies?
A New Zealand study suggests that only tobacconists—and pharmacies—should sell cigarettes New University of Otago research has examined the views of smokefree experts throughout New Zealand, and suggested that restricting …
Meet Canberra’s singing pharmacists
Canberra’s singing pharmacists might be having a lot of fun, but their musical numbers have a serious side The Wanniassa Whitecoats have been wowing customers and Facebook followers with their …
‘I want to burn the pharmacy, I want to blow this up.’
A Melbourne pharmacist talks to AJP about the threats to burn down her pharmacy which ended in a siege The Pharmacy Como was set to close in half an hour. …
Waikiki named top Discount Drug Store
Waikiki Discount Drug Stores has been named DDS’ Pharmacy of the Year at the banner group’s conference in New Caledonia DDS announced its national store awards and national supplier partner awards …
Drug name change program continues
As many as 200 medicines have already, or will soon, have new names as the TGA pushes ahead with its policy of harmonising Australian drug names with their common international …
Budgetary blundering?
Questions over use of taxpayer funds to compensate pharmacy, as department admits script shortfall “a lot more” than $200 million budgeted for relief Australia Greens leader Senator Richard Di Natale …
Push vaccination and hygiene, not OTCs: expert
There’s “not a lot” of evidence for most cold remedies or a role for vitamins and supplements in fighting colds and flu, an expert says Professor Robert Booy, who is …
Pharmacy: health destination or shop
When is a pharmacy a retail shop? That’s the question that was posed in Busselton, Western Australia, when a development application for a medical centre was knocked back because it …
Rates of suicide, depression high in LGBTQI+ community, says NAPSA
The national pharmacy students’ association has released its new position statement on LGBTQI+ rights, affirming its belief of “equality in healthcare” and “equality for all” The National Australian Pharmacy Students’ …
Meningococcal vaccine update
More than half a million doses of Sanofi’s meningococcal vaccine, Menactra, have arrived in Australia The vaccine is indicated for people from two through to 55 years, to protect against …
Pharmacists in “unique” position to reduce fall risk
Falls are behind the vast majority of external-cause deaths among Australian nursing home residents, study finds The retrospective study of a cohort of nursing home residents used routinely recorded coronial data …
Recall over missing blister sheets
A batch of Stemetil 5mg tablets is being recalled, with affected packs either not containing the correct number of tablets or not containing any at all Sanofi-Aventis Australia, in consultation …