Poll: do you go to work when sick?
How sick do you have to be to take time off work? A recent US study suggests that pharmacists are the most likely of the health professionals to front up …
Pharmacists working with flu-like illness
Pharmacists are the worst culprits when it comes to working while sick, new data suggests A study published in the American Journal of Infection Control showed that more than 40% …
PPI-stomach cancer link highlighted
ASMI has issued a statement saying consumers can be confident in the safety profile of OTC proton pump inhibitors A study published in Gut has shown that people who regularly …
HSD change reduces risk
Pharmacists are being advised to be aware of new PBS Online rejection codes Starting from Sunday, 5 November 2017, PBS Online will reject claims made by pharmacies when these are …
Tech to help vaccines keep their cool
A Toowoomba company has received Queensland Government funding to pilot an electronics package that helps keep vaccines safely refrigerated Digital technology company 1300 Web Pro is looking for pharmacies and …
Asthma death toll rises
Health professionals are being asked to review asthma management for the highest-risk group: women aged 65+ New data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show that women aged 65 and …
Counterfeit meds on the market
The TGA has warned that counterfeit versions of Clomid and Tamoxifen tablets have been purchased by Australians online According to the TGA, a product labelled “Clomid tablets” contains the substance …
GP struck off after pharmacist notification
A Sydney GP who inappropriately prescribed addictive drugs to 24 patients was investigated after two pharmacists notified the HCCC Dr Osman Qadri, a solo general practitioner based in the Western …
World news update: 2 November 2017
Funding cuts mean 190 Lloydspharmacies to close; new NZ health minister questions ownership deregulation; 95% of Cuttack pharmacies allegedly operating without pharmacists England: The parent company of the Lloydspharmacy chain …
Deadly clean room run with ‘depraved disregard for human lives’
A US pharmacist has been found not guilty of 25 murder charges over the deadly 2012 fungal meningitis incident Glenn Chin, who was the supervisor of a pharmacy in Framingham, …
Forum: another blow to medicines access
One of our forum members raises the issue of direct supply accounts… “Here I am filling out the account application for another direct supply account, muttering under my breath about …
Amazon Oz day one approaches
It will be easy for Amazon to enter pharmaceutical distribution in the US, one medicines supply expert says As Australian media reveal the first pictures of Amazon’s local distribution centre …