What’s in it for me?
Self-interest driving ownership change agenda, senior Guild leader says The calls for changes to the regulations around the ownership of community pharmacies are being by financial self-interest, not patient care, …
Looking at the numbers
Reports show 19 deaths occurred due to sildenafil in the UK last year. What does this mean for the medicine, which is being considered for S3 status in Australia? Data from …
Aiming for the top
Meet the three teams competing in the Guild’s National Student Business Plan final in early September The winner of the award will be announced at Pharmacy Connect after the three …
Hippocrates or hypocrisy?
The renewed call by doctors’ groups to open up pharmacy ownership to non-pharmacists beggars belief given the medical profession’s own experiences with corporatisation, says Anthony Tassone For reasons we can …
Pharmacist faces 40 years in prison over sex scandal
A US pharmacist has pleaded guilty to distributing oxycodone in exchange for sexual favours Licensed pharmacist Richard Daniel Hiller, 64, from Maryland on the United States’ east coast, pleaded guilty …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Identifying prevalence and risk factors for metformin non-persistence Non-persistence to therapy may be a significant barrier to the use of …
Who is leading the way?
Nominations are now open for the 2018 Innovative Pharmacist of the Year Award This annual award was initiated by UTS Pharmacy in 2012 in order to recognise, reward and celebrate those pharmacists …
Down the drain
Do pharmacies flush unwanted medicines down the toilet? Study reveals consumer confusion about what to do with expired and unwanted medicines A series of detailed consumer interviews has revealed the …
Health under Scott Morrison?
Will the change in leadership bring a change in health policy? Stakeholders have welcomed the new PM and re-appointment of Greg Hunt as Health Minister Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced …
Our concerns about clinical pharmacy funding
A letter sent to PSA on 8 August 2018 by the Small Pharmacies Group about the GP pharmacist model The Small Pharmacies Group has raised important questions about the GP practice …
Training for SafeScript
When the system launches in October this year, Victorian prescribers and pharmacists will have access to information regarding the history and usage of drugs of abuse SafeScript, the Victorian Government’s …
Prednisolone, methadone errors
Liquid doses prescribed in milligrams but dispensed as millilitres can lead to patients being given a dose five times higher than prescribed, says PDL Typically this time of year sees …