Hep C drugs: cash flow, interactions and raising awareness
New pharmacy training to understand and dispense the new direct acting antiviral oral regimens for Hepatitis C will be available in May, but pharmacists need to learn as much as …
APP2016: the 10 best quotes
“The days of handing out prescriptions like you’re flipping hamburgers are gone for ever” Carlo Berardi, chair, Canadian Pharmacists Association “How can you invest or commit to your pharmacy if …
Consultation crisis: lack of suitable rooms hamper services
Barely a quarter of QCPP accredited pharmacies have suitable consult space, Guild data reveals. Speaking at APP2016 today Pam Price, group executive Pharmacy Transformation at the Pharmacy Guild of Australia …
Australians self diagnose as coeliac
Research released today shows a “worrying ” number of Australians have self prescribed gluten free diet, believing diets containing wheat are unhealthy. Findings from Amcal show more than a tenth …
Changing times: time to change how you communicate
Pharmacists will need to change how they communicate with the rapidly changing demographic and behaviour of Australians, a prominent social researcher has told the APP2016 conference on the Gold Coast. …
Clinical tips: falls explained
Pharmacists can help identify patients at risk of serious injury from falls, writes Ben Basger Falls may result in serious injury. For example, 12 months after a hip fracture in …
Discount deal uptake high
Most pharmacies offering co-pay discount, Minister claims as first 6CPA trials are revealed More than three quarters of Australian pharmacies have offered the PBS co-pay discount, federal Minister for Health …
Call for soft drink sugar tax
It’s the perfect time for a sugar tax on soft drinks as the Government reviews tax reform, says PHAA president Professor Heather Yeatman. “A sugar tax on soft drinks would benefit the …
‘It’s about ripping up the profession’
Pharmacy in the UK wasn’t celebrating Christmas following the December 17 open letter outlining the cuts which may lead to the closure of up to a quarter of English pharmacies …
777 Nollamara takes the crown
The Guild Pharmacy of the Year is Pharmacy 777 Nollamara. Highly Commended in the Professional innovation was Friendlies High Wycombe; the winner was Pharmacy 777 Nollamara. Highly Commended in Community …
Live blog: APP2016 State of the Industry
AJP is at the APP2016 conference on the Gold Coast -follow us @AJPEditor Q&A: North Carlton pharmacist David Nolte has enquired why there are no pharmacists on Ice taskforces; David …
World pharmacy news roundup: 17 March 2016
Our weekly wrapup of pharmacy news from around the world Wales, UK: Welsh pharmacies may be affected by the UK Government’s planned 6% cuts to pharmacists’ fees and allowances, Chemist …