Medicines reconciliation pilot shows promise
A new British preliminary study has supported changes to hospital protocols whereby pharmacists would provide medicines reconciliation Pharmacist-provided medicines reconciliation within 24 hours of admission and on discharge: a randomised …
Early medical abortion “effective and safe”: study
A large study has found mifepristone-buccal misoprostol use for pregnancy termination up to 63 days gestation is an “effective and safe alternative” to surgical abortion An observational cohort study has …
How do pharmacists navigate social media?
Community pharmacists are very aware of blurring the boundaries of professional and personal through social media, and mostly use it to correct misleading health information Research led by the Faculty …
Workplace culture affects interns’ safety attitudes
A new study has helped improve intern pharmacists’ safety attitudes… but could that improvement be sustained? Researchers from the University of Sydney have evaluated the effectiveness of a face-to-face intervention …
How to reduce dependency on drugs like Valium with alternative therapies
Benzodiazepines are prescribed for anxiety, but can cause more problems than they solve, argues Ben O’Mara Ben O’Mara, Adjunct Research Fellow, Swinburne University of Technology Benzodiazepines (such as Valium and Xanax) …
DDS supports kids with flu jabs
Discount Drug Stores is encouraging consumers to get their flu jabs and help protect children at the same time The banner group is supporting the health of impoverished children in …
Poll: Do banner groups have too much power?
Pharmacy banner groups have come under fire lately, with some suggesting they have too much power In a recent Nine News report it was suggested that banner groups expect pharmacy owners …
Forum: Customer refusing to leave store after request denied
“Scenario: Denied a request (could be anything Codeine, Credit etc.) and just stands there refusing to take no as an answer. What do you do/say and what kind of step …
New app, heavier penalties reinforce record-keeping as core business
As workers get an innovative new tool to record their hours, it is time for businesses to take record-keeping as seriously as the courts and government, writes Natalie James It’s …
Australian community pharmacy reaches milestone
2017 represents the first flu season that trained community pharmacists will be able to administer flu shots nationwide More than seven million Australians aged 18-64 are planning to have a …
Lease changes to create fairer relationships
Guild NSW Branch president Rick Samimi has highlighted the benefits of changes to the state’s retail leases act in his President’s Desk letter Writing to NSW Guild members, Mr Samimi …
World news wrapup: 23 March 2017
We take a look at pharmacy news from around the world London: The legal challenge to the more than £320m funding cut to the community pharmacy budget in England has …