National Advanced Practice Credentialling now open
Pharmacists seeking to have their advancing practice formally recognised can now register for the second round of the National Credentialing program through the Australian Pharmacy Council.APC CEO Bronwyn Clark says …
Forum: Inside Swisse and its vexed ABC sponsorship deal
“Amid serious concerns about its products’ efficacy, complementary medicine giant Swisse will do anything for credibility (Link)”So do any of us refuse to stock this range?Other current topics in the …
Ley on medicine label changes
Health Minister reveals safety concerns that prompted the changesIn early August, the AJP reported that medicine labels in Australia were to change for the first time in 15 years – …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby takes a look at the latest research relevant to community pharmacy Comparative efficacy of nonhormonal drugs on menopausal hot flashesNon-hormonal drugs are considered an option for treatment of …
‘A pharmacy without a pharmacist is a shop.’
A pharmacy without a pharmacist is just a shop, the president of the UK’s Royal Pharmaceutical Society has told a conferenceAny Amazon-isation of pharmacy would be to the detriment of …
SHPA Residency Program kicks off
Directors of pharmacy and clinical educators from over 50 hospitals from around Australia were present in Sydney at SHPA’s launch of its Residency Program today.“SHPA today planted the seeds of …
Review forums ‘very busy and enjoyable,’ says King
The past five weeks of consultation have been “very busy and enjoyable,” Professor Stephen King has said in a message to stakeholders in the Review of Pharmacy Remuneration and Regulation.Prof …
Flagship national women’s study expanded
Australia’s longest-running women’s health study will be adding data about participants’ children to the mixThe Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health (ALSWH) run by researchers from The University of Queensland …
Study confirms mutation and high breast cancer risk link
A massive global study has confirmed that the risk of developing breast cancer from some relatively rare genetic changes is similar to that from the more common BRCA 1 and …
PBS changes reduce testosterone access
Around half of all Australian men presenting to a GP with testosterone deficiency are missing out on subsidised treatmentA white paper produced by Frost & Sullivan shows that the number …
Bryan Hann is WA Pharmacy Assistant of the Year
Bryan Hann from Castletown Chemist has been chosen to represent Western Australia at the national finals of the 2016 Pharmacy Assistant of the Year Award.This year the Pharmacy Guild of …
Customer engagement – where do I start?
These days, when a customer enters a pharmacy they expect to be greeted by an experience they can’t get anywhere else, says John Koot.If you don’t give them this experience, …