The week in review
This week saw the launch of new pharmacy super banner group Terry White Chemmart was launched after the Terry White Group shareholder passed the merger with Chemmart. The federal government …
A significant discovery
A pharmacy closure brings to light a treasure of historic artefacts and facts, writes Ralph Tapping In 1956 when I started out on my career in pharmacy at a pharmacy …
Deregulation proponents ‘flat earthers’
Former Pharmacy Guild of Australia national president Kos Sclavos has compared people who support pharmacy deregulation to ‘flat earthers’ Speaking at the Guild Pharmacy Assistant National Conference on the Gold …
The big reveal
The counting is over and its almost time to reveal who are pharmacy’s 10 Women of Influence We’ve closed the polls on our online vote to determine the most influential …
Minister backs medicine downscheduling
More work needs to be done on downscheduling medicines in Australia, the Minister for Health believes. Meanwhile a final decision on the scheduling of codiene could be delivered before the …
Forum: Paperless prescribing
“I noted that some foreign jurisdictions such as New York state have pretty much made paperless prescribing mandatory. As laws relating to prescribing and dispensing of regulated medicines in Australia …
Clinical tips: the worried well
How can pharmacists provide real help to the “worried well”? wonders Ben Basger Are people who have symptoms for which there is no obvious cause treated with medicines? You bet! …
Pharmacy owner flees Taliban, has temporary protection visa denied
An Afghan pharmacy owner who fled the Taliban has had an appeal to obtain a temporary protection visa denied. The Hazara man from Afghanistan had previously had a request for …
Poor, remote and Aboriginal have higher STI risk
A unique 21-year study of more than 2.4 million cases of infectious disease across Australia reveals a major social divide where being poorer, living remotely or being an Indigenous Australian …
Study to examine vaping to quit
The rapid emergence of vaping (e-cigarette use) has led a University of Queensland researcher to seek Australian participants for a large-scale international study. School of Public Health Senior Research Fellow, …
Transforming plants into ‘biofactories’
The Clive and Vera Ramaciotti Facility for Producing Pharmaceuticals in Plants at UQ’s Institute for Molecular Bioscience has the potential to provide inexpensive medications to patients, says UQ. Head of …
10 tips for a secure IT system
Pharmacists are once again being warned of malicious software threats. Here are 10 tips from Fred IT to develop a secure system in your pharmacy Pharmacy regulators have recently reiterated …