Salt promotes fatty food overeating: studies
Deakin University sensory scientists have found that salt promotes overconsumption of fatty food, adding weight to calls to reduce the salt content of foods. In two studies just published in …
Chemmart in ovarian cancer battle
Chemmart pharmacies across Australia joined forces last month to raise awareness – and $50,000 – for a cause that has grown close to their hearts over the past decade. More …
Clinical tips: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health
There are many opportunities for pharmacists to help improve the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians, but it’s a complex area to work in, writes Karalyn …
Mt Hawthorn Community Pharmacy: matching service with price
The prestigious Guild Pharmacy of the Year Award is set to be announced at next week’s APP2016 conference on the Gold Coast: in this series, AJP profiles the finalists At …
Pharmacist reprimanded
Inappropriate pseudoephedrine dispensing leads to tribunal hearing A former pharmacist found to have engaged in unprofessional conduct has been reprimanded by the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal (QCAT) for inappropriately …
Crime doesn’t pay
Appeal by pharmacy ram raid participant rejected A man who was jailed for a crime spree which included participation in a ram raid on a pharmacy has had his appeal …
Low vit D and aggressive prostate cancer link
Low levels of vitamin D has been linked to aggressive prostate cancer, US researchers say. The research published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, provides a major link between low levels of …
Epipen warning issued
Regulator warns of safety issues after reports from pharmacies The TGA has issued a safety alert about an EpiPen Adrenaline Auto-injector produced by Alphapharm following reports from pharmacies in a …
Choosing the right destination
Health destination pharmacy program launched PSA has launched its new evidence-based program that repositions pharmacists as health care providers and pharmacies as health destinations. The innovative Health Destination Pharmacy program …
Sigma trial results in diabetes opportunities
The results of Sigma’s ‘first-to-market’ trial of in-pharmacy HbA1c testing in selected Amcal and Guardian stores show the test provides more opportunities for pharmacists to engage with diabetes patients and …
World pharmacy news roundup: 10 March 2016
Our weekly wrapup of pharmacy news from around the world London, UK: Following a BBC program which revealed UK pharmacists illegally selling prescription drugs, the UK’s pharmacy regulator is seeking …
‘Change the damn colour of folate tablets already’: best reader comments
AJP takes a look back at this week’s best reader comments Our article on methotrexate, highlighting that patients have been taking the drug daily rather than weekly as prescribed, attracted …