Butler flags possibility of PBS delistings
US policy could impact PBS listings, but government remains committed to long-term future of “one of the best medicines systems on the planet” Moves by the Trump administration in the …
Pharmx rolls out new ‘Marketplace’
Pharmacy technology provider expands its influence on the sector’s value chain with new order system Pharmxchange’s ordering platform is to be deprecated in favour of Pharmx’s Marketplace. In an announcement …
Derm Clinic: antioxidant ingredients – skin care
Skin is fabulous because it has its own antioxidation system that counters oxidative stress resulting from metabolic processes and extrinsic factors such as UV exposure and pollution. But sometimes the …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest research news Is semaglutide cost-effective at closing the gap for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians with cardiovascular disease and obesity without type 2 …
Pharmacies urged to ditch krill-based supplements
Environmental group launches campaign against supplement brand in effort to end krill fishing Protester could target community pharmacies as part of a campaign designed to pressure supplement brands to abandon …
Integrate prescribing into base pharmacy degree: Twomey
Students’ education “must reflect the reality of modern patient care”, Guild leader says “Australia cannot afford to lose decades of transformative healthcare delivery,” the Pharmacy Guild of Australia’s national president, …
Confronting pharmacy’s ‘inconvenient truth’
Short-term thinking won’t be enough to fix the looming issue of stalled ‘real’ growth in community pharmacy. Bolder, proactive responses are needed An Inconvenient Truth was a documentary that screened …
Mother & Baby: The pharmacist’s role in postpartum support
What are the common health challenges encountered by women in the postpartum period? And what are the opportunities for greater pharmacist intervention in maternal health? The postpartum period, otherwise known …
Following a medicine’s journey
Wholesalers have talked disaster management, rural medicines access and shortage handling with pharmacists, on-site at a distribution centre Branch committee members and senior representatives from the Pharmacy Guild of Australia, …
Man sentenced after failed Xanax robbery
“People that work in shops such as these should be able to go about their business without being set upon by people like you,” said a judge as he sentenced …
JEV prevention push
Victoria has made the Japanese encephalitis virus vaccine available in 24 regional local government areas as part of its push to prevent infections Minister for Health Mary-Anne Thomas has encouraged …
Pharmacy must fight against Americanisation: Twomey
Politicians are being urged to avoid the temptation to relax pharmacy ownership and location rules Ownership and location rules must be protected to avoid the emergence of ‘pharmacy deserts’ …