Health Check: are cosmetics containing Vitamin A safe during pregnancy?
Health Check: are cosmetics containing Vitamin A safe during pregnancy? Ian Musgrave, University of Adelaide Cosmetics promise us many things, but could certain types of skin-care products containing vitamin A …
Debra Rowett honoured with Fred J Boyd Award
Adjunct Associate Professor Debra Rowett has been presented with the SHPA’s prestigious Fred J Boyd Award. “Adjunct Associate Professor Debra Rowett has been a powerful leader in Australian Pharmacy for …
Hat use down, sunscreen use up
Fewer Australians are using hats to protect themselves from the sun and, as a result, are getting sunburnt on their face, head, nose or ears, Cancer Council research shows. The …
‘GP-type’ patients not worsening ED overcrowding
A recent study in Western Australia has indicated that low-acuity – popularly and misleadingly referred to as ‘GP-type’ patients – are not a major contributor to emergency department overcrowding. The …
Beatrix Zielonka-Perry awarded Victorian Pharmacist Medal
High-achieving community pharmacist Beatrix Zielonka-Perry has won the Victorian Pharmacist Medal for 2016, presented by PSA Zielonka-Perry received the award alongside Robert Scarso, who won the Victorian Intern Pharmacist of …
Hospital pharmacy technicians, assistants underutilised
Hospital pharmacy technicians and assistants are underutilised compared with international peers, SHPA research has found. At its conference SHPA released a white paper presenting the findings of the Pharmacy Technician …
Debbie Rigby honoured at SHPA conference
Debbie Rigby has been presented with the SHPA Australian Clinical Pharmacy Award 2016. The announcement was made at Medicines Management 2016, the 42nd SHPA National Conference. Rigby is a long-standing …
Forum: Statin fact and fiction
“In recent years the popular media has sensationalised the negative aspects of statin treatment, appearing to leave our patients with very negative perceptions of this important therapy. How many times …
A woman of influence
In the third of a series of interviews with the top five of our list of 10 Women of Influence in pharmacy, we speak to community pharmacy owner Elise Apolloni Do you …
The week in review
This week pharmacy finally saw the launch of the long-awaited Pharmacy Diabetes Screening Trial, at the Amcal Chempro Pharmacy Ashmore, on the Gold Coast. Health Minister Sussan Ley launched the …
Pharmacist makes $1 million in 24 hours
Victorian pharmacy owner leveraged relationship with Chemist Warehouse to sell her popular product Edit: This post originally referred to the brand as The Goat Skincare range. This was a factual …
Plain packaging success among teens
A large survey has found a positive response among adolescents and young adults after implementation of plain packaging laws In December 2012, Australia introduced world-first legislation mandating plain packaging for …
