To indicate or not to indicate?
Study reveals widespread support for including the indication on scripts and medication labels, but concerns have been raised over workload and privacy Adding the indication or purpose of the medication …
Euthanasia legislation passed
The Voluntary Assisted Dying bill has passed Victoria’s upper house, with some amendments The amendments included changes to the time frame for patients to use the scheme: previously, patients would …
Vic Guild donates $20k to Mirabel
Victorian pharmacists have dug deep to support disadvantaged children’s education Earlier this year, the Pharmacy Guild of Australia, Victoria Branch fundraised $20,000 in support of Mirabel foundation at their annual …
World news wrapup: 23 November 2017
UK needle exchange scrapped after attacks; Alberta privacy breach; British pharmacist cleared of dad’s murder Shelton, England: A pharmacist has put an end to the needle exchange service at his …
5 apps for pharmacy patients
Here are some picks from the App Store related to medicine, health and wellness 1. MiFertility Plan (Free) This Australian calendar tool features alerts and reminders for the stream of …
A long time coming
A groundswell of support from locals and politicians has seen a Mundaring pharmacy finally get its PBS approval number The town of Mundaring is bisected by the Great Eastern Highway, …
Change to chemo compounding claims
The Government has advised on changes for compounding pharmacists and other suppliers From 1 December 2017, approved suppliers (approved pharmacists, approved medical practitioners and approved public and private hospital authorities) …
Push for pharmacist recall remuneration
The Guild has outlined some of its concerns about red tape in a submission to the Senate Inquiry on the issue The inquiry Committee is examining the red-tape effect on …
Amazon could snaffle 10% of US pharmacy market
Shares in the US Rite Aid pharmacy group rose by more than 5% this week after one analyst wrote that Amazon should buy it to start selling drugs And two-thirds …
“It’s not a recognition that I take lightly”
Elise Apolloni from Capital Chemist Wanniassa has scored the National Telstra Young Business Women’s Award Elise Apolloni, the co-owner of Capital Chemist Wanniassa in the ACT along with business partner …
The opioid trap
How many people fall into addiction after getting a script from their doctor, and what role does the ED play? University of Sydney pharmacist researcher Dr Jonathan Penm recently conducted …
How new codeine laws will affect our rural communities
Rural and regional pharmacists need to act now to smoothe the codeine upschedule transition, writes Steven Kastrinakis From 1 February 2018, medicines containing codeine will no longer be available from …