Meds shortages roundup
Codeine product shortages are winding up while other medicines are set to experience longer delays Four codeine products recently experienced shortages due to increased demand following the February upschedule, as …
Competition steps up a notch
Nine entrants in the National Student Business Plan Competition are set to progress through to the quarter-final round The competition, run by the Pharmacy Guild, is an Australia-wide challenge aiming …
Flu jabs soar
Flu vaccinations in pharmacy have nearly doubled in April and May this year, says MedAdvisor The organisation says that MedAdvisor pharmacies have recorded more than 80,000 flu vaccinations via PlusOne …
A waiting game
Hold off on My Health Record registration till a new process comes into place, accredited pharmacists are told Accredited pharmacists should hold off for registering for access to the My …
What’s in a name?
Words count. While the saying is ‘talk is cheap’, what you say and how you say it can actually mean a lot, writes Chris Brooker In today’s world we’re being …
A broken chain: pharmacy’s supply crisis
The damaged pharmacy supply chain is creating the current (and future) spate of out of stock medicines, says Bruce Annabel Price disclosure has damaged all supply chain participants including wholesalers, …
Top of the class
Andrew Stafford honoured with leading consultant pharmacy award Dr Andrew Stafford has been named as the 2018 AACP MIMS Consultant Pharmacist of the Year. Announcing the award at ConPharm 2018 …
Week in review
Outstanding pharmacists have been recognised with honours this week, while others have been struck off the register for breaching professional obligations Early this week, leading Australian pharmacy academic Professor Andrew …
MBS access on the way?
Pharmacists having access to MBS items may be a step closer, PSA national president Dr Shane Jackson has hinted Speaking at the opening session of ConPharm 2018, the Annual Consultant …
A ‘needless and entirely preventable’ death: Coroner
Pharmacists are reminded of their right to refuse supply in the wake of an inquest into a man’s death due to methotrexate toxicity Earlier this year, media outlets reported on the …
What drives successful businesses and holds others back?
We find out based on the latest Business Readiness Index by Canon Australia, a report based on surveys with more than 530 local business leaders A comprehensive study, conducted by GfK …
CWH gave me a job when no one else would: student
Are young pharmacists and students flocking to discount chains because other pharmacies simply aren’t willing to take them on? Why do young people work for discount pharmacy chains if the …