Most trusted brands revealed
Reader’s Digest has released the results of its 2018 Trusted Brands Australia survey, with winners including Blackmores and Band-Aid In the Contact Lens Eye Solutions category, the winner was renu, …
Failure to report conviction lands pharmacist in hot water
A pharmacy manager has been forbidden to apply for re-registration for 18 months, and temporarily prohibited from working in any environment where he could access S8 or addictive drugs Sydney …
Helping patients to manage bedwetting
The Nocturnal Enuresis Resource Kit is now available ahead of World Bedwetting Day on 29 May The 2nd edition of the Australian Nocturnal Enuresis Resource Kit is now available to …
Consumer-led innovation: a new approach to the pain category
Powered by consumer insight, GSK is translating consumer and healthcare research into product innovation. Earlier this month we caught up with Andrew Prott, Learning and Development Manager at GSK to talk …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby takes a look at the latest in research news Racial/ethnic variation and risk factors for allopurinol-associated severe cutaneous adverse reactions Analysis of US Medicaid data shows black, Asian …
Vaping: for and against
A smoking cessation expert has called for vaping to be made available for adults as a quitting aid UNSW Conjoint Associate Professor Colin Mendelsohn, chairman of the Australian Tobacco Harm …
‘Chemist shop model’ criticised
A prominent GP has suggested that pharmacy owners are acting less like health care providers and more like commercially driven retailers Edwin Kruys, immediate past RACGP vice president and RACGP …
Knowledge deficits
Pharmacist CM knowledge is generally OK, but some major gaps remain, study finds Australian pharmacists have a basic knowledge of complementary medicines with a defined clinical effect, but need specialised …
How prepared are you for disaster and emergency?
The story of a pharmacist on the frontline during an Ebola outbreak inspired another to start researching the profession’s role in disasters Pharmacists are underutilised in disaster planning and response, …
Poll: does your pharmacy have My Health Record?
We’d like to know what you think about My Health Record At an interactive session during the recent APP conference, Pharmacy Guild representatives asked delegates whether they had either registered …
Change at the top
GuildLink boss to step down after 12 years in the role The CEO of GuildLink, the Pharmacy Guild of Australia’s software subsidiary, is stepping down more than a decade in …
Community pharmacies well placed for professional services: Catherine Bronger
Catherine Bronger, National Guild Councillor, discusses women in leadership within the pharmacy sector with AJP editor Chris Brooker. Catherine gives her take on the minister’s address, the dollar discount issue and …