Chemist Warehouse among Kiwi worries
More than 90% of New Zealand pharmacists are worried about disruption to the industry posed by new entrants and deregulation A recent survey by business advisory and accountancy firm BDO …
New Guild president for NSW
David Heffernan has toppled incumbent Rick Samimi from the presidency of the Pharmacy Guild’s NSW Branch The Culburra pharmacist, from the Members Action group, told the AJP that he’s glad …
Nats call to reverse or compromise codeine decision
The NSW National Party has thrown its support behind the Guild’s “prescription – except when” concept At the Harden Pharmacy in regional NSW, state Deputy Premier and Nationals Leader John …
Break down mandatory reporting barrier: PSA
Pharmacists should be exempted from mandatory reporting requirements, says the PSA PSA made a submission to the COAG Health Council in which it urges the body to adopt Western Australia’s …
Helping carers through the health care maze
Pharmacy support for carers needs a much higher profile, says an Amcal spokesperson Amcal is hosting a booth at the 7th International Carers Conference, currently underway in Adelaide, where pharmacists …
Flu study shows pharmacists increased coverage
A national approach to pharmacist-administered vaccines could help boost immunisation rates, one pharmacy academic says The University of Sydney’s Professor Peter Carroll, who with colleague Jane Hanrahan investigated how influenza …
World news wrapup: 5 October 2017
Free drugs destroying pharmacy sector in Jamaica; pharmacist assaulted after patient death; US medicinal cannabis classes stopped over legal issues Jamaica: Journalist and pharmacy owner Milton Wray has condemned the …
Calls for CWH to be fined $2 million
A public health advocate has lodged a complaint against Chemist Warehouse’s AFL Grand Final Promotion Associate Professor Ken Harvey from Monash University has lodged a complaint with the TGA, AHPRA …
Would you work at a Supercare Pharmacy?
Respondents to an AJP poll were concerned about pay, but those on the frontline had nothing but positive things to say Supercare Pharmacies are a new concept in Australia, enabling …
The pill epidemic
Painkiller misuse is rife, survey finds, with 75% reporting misuse of OTC codeine products, and 20% misusing prescriptions The recently released Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) …
Change at the top
Queensland Guild elects new branch president North Queensland pharmacist Trent Twomey is the new President of the Queensland branch of the Pharmacy Guild of Australia, with results from the recent …
Boots pharmacist ‘a mess’ over MURs
A British pharmacist has been struck off the register after failing to complete paperwork for as many as 138 medicines reviews while he worked for Boots Adam Hamer’s case was …