Symbion’s Engage wins SMART award
Symbion’s Engage program has been awarded the 2017 SMART Supply Chain and Logistics Award for Excellence in Procurement The SMART Awards, which recognise excellence in supply chain and logistics by …
First Indigenous student graduates UC pharmacy degree
The University of Canberra’s first group of pharmacy undergraduates have graduated Carleigh Tongs will achieve a number of firsts when she graduated from the University of Canberra last week: the …
Pharmacy ideal for selling recreational cannabis
Community pharmacy would be “ideally suited” to dispensing cannabis if the drug were legalised for recreational purposes, says the Sex Party leader Leader of the Australian Sex Party and Victorian …
Priceline to expand by another 20 stores
API has announced its 2017 half year results, with a net profit after tax of $29.1 million It says it’s expecting to expand its Priceline network by at least 20 …
Identifying the opportunity
Community pharmacy needs to embrace screening and risk assessment, says PSA national president Joe Demarte Screening and risk assessment is a new and emerging health related area that community pharmacy …
Forum: Oh NO!?
An Auspharm forum member writes: “We were walking in the woods. I was with Cedric my best friend and Dorothy my girlfriend. It was a beautiful day, we love the …
World news wrapup: 20 April 2017
We take a look at pharmacy news from around the world Ludhiana, India: A pharmacist will face legal action after he left his pharmacy, and left his 15-year-old son in …
Court convicts hold out
Former pharmacist convicted after non-registered dispensing A former pharmacist in Western Australia has been convicted of holding himself out as a registered pharmacist while not being registered under National Law, …
Science or snake oil
Do meds like Remifemin ease hot flushes and night sweats in menopausal women? Carolyn Ee, Senior Research Fellow, NICM, Western Sydney University, University of Melbourne If you see a female friend or …
Women and girls most at risk in the home
Spouses, partners, parents and family members comprise the majority of perpetrators of violence against girls and women in Australia In 2013-14 nearly 6,500 Australian women and girls were hospitalised due …
Antidepressants in pregnancy not autism, ADHD risk
Antidepressants in pregnancy are not a risk factor for autism, two studies have found Two studies published by JAMA have examined the risk of autism and other adverse birth outcomes …
Tablets recalled
Child-safety cap issue leads to potassium tablet recall Aspen Pharmacare, in consultation with the TGA, has initiated a recall of Span-K (potassium chloride) 600 mg tablets. The recall has been …