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The Pharmacy Guild of Australia/Maxigesic Pharmacy Assistant of the Year Award has continued its record-breaking domination this year The Award has received the highest number of nominations and responses to …
A contentious case
High-profile GP Evan Ackermann has slammed expanded roles for community pharmacists citing lack of evidence, adding that dispensing should be ‘cashed out’ to general practice-based pharmacist positions As part of a …
What’s the 2018 Pharmacy of the Year up to now?
We catch up with Southcity Pharmacy Wagga co-proprietor Luke van der Rijt, just over one month after the win AJP: What’s life been like since being recognised as the Guild …
PSS calls for support
Pharmacists’ Support Service (PSS) says it is a good time to support the work of PSS and pharmacy colleagues with a tax deductible donation before 30 June John Coppock, President …
Licensees reprimanded
Recent panel hearings have looked into allegations that licensees had failed to meet their responsibilities to comply with good pharmacy practice at registered premises Three panel hearings were held in …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Effectiveness of Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors and Memantine in Treating the Cognitive Symptoms of Dementia Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors (AChEIs) and memantine are commonly used …
The pharmacist role in STI screening
Pharmacists are in a good position to provide STI screening services – but confidentiality is just one barrier to be overcome Helen Wood and Sajni Gudka from the School of …
Could allergy testing improve antibiotic use?
Incorrect antibiotic allergy labels pose a significant public health issue, says an antimicrobial stewardship expert More needs to be done to ensure Australia’s most vulnerable patients are not incorrectly diverted …
Caught in the act
They’re usually more likely to just steal from your fish and chips, but this seagull took theft a step further The Daily Mail Australia is reporting on the activities of …
Female-majority Board at Capital
The Capital Chemist pharmacy group has announced the election of a new board “The leadership change represents the face of our industry and the Capital Chemist ownership mix,” says Group …
‘Antiquated and unreliable’ tech must go
They’re out of date and insecure, says the Australian Digital Health Agency: so it’s time to stop using fax machines to share patient information The Agency, with the Medical Software …
Tampon tax removal a step closer
A Greens bill to remove the GST on tampons has passed the Senate – but is unlikely to pass the House of Representatives More than 125,000 people signed Greens petitions …