Smartphone ban teenagers’ wake-up call
Teenagers missing out on sleep due to screen time, stress and caffeine: Report A new report from VicHealth and the Sleep Health Foundation found that the average teenager only got …
‘Don’t listen to the anti-vaxxers’
While an anti-vax message warning pregnant women against flu vaccination is spreading around social media channels, health leaders are saying otherwise An anti-vaccination message claiming that the FluQuadri vaccination is …
Clinical tips: hypertension in older people
Ben Basger takes a look at hypertension, its causes and the risks it poses What do we know about hypertension in older people? We know that there is a marked …
Advice from the coalface
New pharmacist advisory board formed to assist wholesaler in directing banner groups Sigma Healthcare has announced the creation of the Amcal Guardian National Council (AGNC), a representative body of working …
A third of Portuguese get flu jab in pharmacy
FIP is marking World Immunization Week by posting on social media about how pharmacists help boost vaccine coverage International Pharmaceutical Federation president Dr Carmen Peña has announced that the organisation …
‘Pharmacists must be valued.’
The SHPA has called for pharmacists to be “appropriately valued” as their roles grow and change SHPA Chief Executive Kristin Michaels responded to an article published in the AJP earlier …
People with diabetes treated unfairly
People with diabetes face significant discrimination in the workplace, new Amcal figures have found Amcal’s 2018 Diabetes Care Review has revealed that a third of people with diabetes have received …
New blood pressure guidelines may make millions anxious
Could recent recommendations to lower the threshold for diagnosing patients with high blood pressure harm the newly diagnosed? Katy Bell, University of Sydney; Amir Qaseem, Thomas Jefferson University; Jenny Doust, …
The two of us
We caught up with Balmain Pharmacy’s Caroline Diamantis and her oldest and wisest team member Monica Jamieson Pharmacist and owner Caroline Diamantis and Monica Jamieson have a combined 70-year history …
World news wrapup: 26 April 2018
More jobs for those willing to skip lunch; US pharmacist fights to clear his name; Prince’s family sues a hospital and the Walgreens pharmacy chain Birmingham, UK: A local agency …
Staff Spotlight
AJP chats with Dr Janet Sluggett, PSA’s SA/NT Pharmacist of the Year 1. Where and when did you graduate in pharmacy? I completed a BPharm(Hons) at the University of South …
Blackmores announces profit, acquisition
Blackmores announces its net profit and its decision to acquire Catalent Australia Holding Pty Limited, owner of a CM manufacturing facility Blackmores will acquire 100% of the issued share capital …