Pharmacies to compete for passport tender
Large numbers of Australian pharmacies have thrown their hat in the ring in a bid to win the Federal Government’s tender for passport services. Australia Post’s existing contract for receiving passport applications …
Is compounding properly regulated?
Pharmacy leaders have hit back at claims that pharmaceutical compounding is unregulated, after criticism from a leading medical practitioner. Well-known media identity Dr Norman Swan questioned current compounding regulations in …
Ventura Health and Fred IT Group join forces
Retail pharmacy specialist Ventura Health and Fred IT are partnering to implement the Fred NXT cloud solution nationally, providing Ventura with long term competitive gains while also catering to the …
Pharmacists invited to help hack pain
Sydney has just had its first pharmacy hackathon, and now it’s set to see the world’s first hackathon for Chronic Pain, where organisers hope to develop a minimum viable prototype …
Chronic stress, depression link to bone health
A new study has helped to unveil the mystery of why chronic stress and depression can lead to bone loss and increase the risk of fractures. The effect of chronic …
Tassie support for hospital pharmacy
The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia today congratulated the Tasmanian State Government on its support for hospital pharmacy in the 2016 State Budget. SHPA CEO Kristin Michaels says the …
GP dispensing looms in Ireland
The Irish Pharmacy Union is concerned by a proposal to have GPs dispense medicines directly to patients, which it says is not in the interest of patients or their safety. …
Forum: HMR discoveries
“It sometimes amazes me some of the life changing things discovered during HMRs. My most recent find was a patient who had been using a Durogesic patch for years. I …
Listing ‘specialised’ pharmacies for GP direct referral – is it the same as channelling?
Lists for GPs of specialised pharmacies could set some worrying precedents, writes Jarrod McMaugh The relationship between a patient, their doctor, and their pharmacist is a complex system made up …
Real time monitoring best chance to curb codeine misuse
ASMI and the Pharmacy Guild say real-time monitoring of OTC codeine containing analgesics, in addition to a range of other targeted measures including mandatory warning statements, reducing pack sizes and …
Pharmacists should advise on CMs, say CM critics
Last night’s Four Corners program may have focused on the American experience, but Australians should not assume that different, tighter regulations here mean that complementary medicines are all evidence-based, say …
Take CMs with care: NPS
Following the broadcast of the ABC’s Four Corners episode last night on complementary medicines, NPS MedicineWise is reminding people to take these medicines with care. NPS MedicineWise CEO Dr Lynn …