Queensland Guild welcomes new committee
Five new representatives and four women – including Pharmacy of the year winner Lucy Walker – have joined the Queensland Guild Branch Committee Lucy Walker, owner of the 2017 Pharmacy …
Feeling the squeeze: ‘overcooked’ rents crisis rolls on
Between PBS reforms, wage costs, a downturn in retail and high-cost new drugs, pharmacies are being squeezed more than ever… but do landlords understand or care? Megan Haggan investigates Rents …
Unique forum on addiction and harm minimisation
A harm minimisation forum is to take place at the upcoming Pharmacy Connect conference Pharmacy Connect will feature a session with a unique set of presenters on the issue of …
Four of the most lethal infectious diseases of our time and how we’re overcoming them
Four of the most lethal infectious diseases of our time and how we’re overcoming them Spanish flu killed more people than the Great War that preceded it. And tuberculosis even …
TGA to take on ad complaints single-handed
The TGA is set to simplify and improve the handling of complaints about advertising medicines and medical devices to consumers New arrangements will see the TGA take on the role …
Workforce woes: Part 2
A controversial report argues “absurdly low” wages of pharmacists are the elephant in the room Read Workforce Woes: Part 1 here. Last week AJP spoke with pharmacy recruitment specialist and CEO …
What’s up, doc?
Aussie GPs are prescribing between four and nine times as many antibiotics as they should be, according to MJA research Research led by Christopher Del Mar, Professor of Public Health at Bond …
Time for a check-up
Pharmacists are encouraged to mark National Diabetes Week (9-15 July) by re-evaluating their in-store diabetes services They are also being prompted to ensure staff are proactively engaging in meaningful conversations …
Soft discounters….stuck in the middle?
Bruce Annabel explains the predicament eating away at the profitability of soft discounters stuck in the middle of the pharmacy landscape The first verse of the 1972 song ‘Stuck in …
Taking care of your headache
Headache is the most common form of pain and a significant opportunity for pharmacists to offer advice and guidance for improved health outcomes. By Leanne Philpott According to the World …
Armed man attacks Craigie pharmacy
Pharmacy assistant threatened in armed robbery at Perth suburb pharmacy on Friday Police say a man entered the Community Chemist at Craigie Plaza on Eddystone Avenue at about 12.30pm on …
Compounding conundrum
Cautions issued to compounders who broke guidelines over replicating commercial products The Pharmacy Board of Australia has expressed concerns about pharmacists’ breaching compounding guidelines by preparing products that are …