Pharmacy flashback
From the AJP archives: a warning on shonky Parramatta lime juice makers! In February 1898 the AJP editorial thundered that “the public has a right to demand that an article …
Forum: HMRs in the bush
“An article published in the SHPA journal JPPR this week highlights the valuable and often extreme role of accredited pharmacists conducting HMRs in rural areas. The current cap of 20 …
Fix hep C supply problems now: Quilty
Pharmacies are facing unprecedented problems supplying new hepatitis C treatments to patients, says Guild executive director David Quilty— and they need to be fixed urgently. In this week’s edition of …
World news wrapup: 21 April 2016
This week’s pharmacy news from around the world UK: Chemist + Druggist reports that the UK’s General Pharmaceutical Council is liaising with the Pharmacists’ Defence Association in regard to information …
Teenage self-harm and tot paracetamol poisoning
Figures from Perth’s Princess Margaret Hospital for Children and compiled by KidSafe have shown that a significant proportion of poisonings are due to self-harm by children aged 14 and over. …
‘11 prototypes that each have the potential to completely disrupt the pharmacy industry.’
The world’s first pharmacy hackathon saw more than 100 participants and observers scramble to form ideas, create teams and then put together working prototypes of pharmacy-related innovations, all within 36 …
Fairer s100 arrangements sought
A delegation of Guild members from the Northern Territory and Western Australia visited Canberra this week to advocate for equitable remuneration for the dispensing of chronic disease prescriptions under the …
Best jobs of 2016: pharmacist rates highly
It appears that life is relatively rosy for American pharmacists, as the profession has been listed close to the top of the 2016 CareerCast.com Jobs Rated report. Out of the …
Not everyone who takes painkillers for fun is an addict; some have just found a different way to cope
Not everyone who takes painkillers for fun is an addict; some have just found a different way to cope Stephen Tomsen, Western Sydney University and Kev Dertadian, UNSW Australia The …
If I don’t supply it the next pharmacy will
An anonymous poster raises an age old problem in the AJP Discussion Forum: If the owner “refused a sale the buyer would find another pharmacy not using the (MedsAssist) program …
Vaccination: GP, pharmacy or café?
The North West Melbourne Primary Health Network has announced that its Vaccination Café will be back this year, offering free coffee, flu vaccines and whooping cough boosters; meanwhile, the RACGP …
Mobile radiation product in pharmacy sparks Twitter storm
Twitter users have queried whether Patch’d, a device which claims to offer health benefits by protecting mobile phone users from radiation, is appropriate for sale in community pharmacy. User @BookWombat …