Guard bashed outside Chemist Warehouse
A Sydney security guard has been brutally bashed by an alleged shoplifter outside a Chemist Warehouse.The Hornsby Advocate’s Nigel Gladstone reports that the 39-year-old security guard was left with “a …
ABC announces partnership with Swisse Wellness
The health supplements brand will receive exclusive branding and advertising across Australia Plus online platforms, digital and social media channels, and TV serviceABC International, a division of the ABC responsible …
Nurse guilty after giving Risperidone to wrong patients
An aged care nurse has been found guilty of professional misconduct after tampering with patients’ Webster packsBrian McLean, who at the time worked for McLeay Valley House, a Thompson Health …
Paracetamol: What you said
AJP asked readers if this ‘go-to’ drug is effective for acute and chronic pain conditionsRecently the Director of Pain Research at the University of Oxford, Professor Andrew Moore, argued that …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby presents the latest in research news pertinent to pharmacy Australian clinical guidelines for the management of acute coronary syndromes 2016The National Heart Foundation of Australia and Cardiac Society …
Penalty rates debate reaches critical point
Pharmacy owners and employee pharmacists dig in their heels as Fair Work Commission’s decision on review of weekend penalty rates draws nearThe commission, which began the review in 2014, is …
Crookwell pharmacy and community support injured local
When local footy player Bradley Hayes was badly hurt during a Rugby League match, the staff at Soul Pattinson Chemist in Crookwell, NSW, knew it was time to rally around …
Not following instructions
Occasional users of medicines—including prescription, OTC and alternative medicines— are less likely to take them correctlyFindings from a new survey have shown that patients who take medicines less often or who …
UK locums to boycott supermarket giant after pay cut
UK pharmacy locums are set to boycott Tesco next month after news earlier this year that the supermarket giant would slash its hourly locum rate.One Voice Pharmacy, which says it …
Supplement guideline failure
Three quarters of pregnant women are not adhering to recommended folic acid and iodine supplementation guidelines An online survey of 857 pregnant women found only 23% adhered to iodine supplement recommendations, …
Peter Miller fastest pharmacist at Snow Business
Peter Miller of Miller’s Pharmacy, Yass was named the fastest pharmacist and winner of the Medici Capital Pharmacy Ski Cup at this year’s Snow Business conference, with a time of …
Tanya du Plessis is NZ’s pharmacist of the year
The Pharmaceutical Society of New Zealand has named its pharmacist of the year: Tanya du Plessis, the infectious Diseases and Antimicrobial Stewardship pharmacist at Middlemore Hospital.Du Plessis is the only …