‘Dementia-friendly home’ app launched
The Dementia-Friendly Home app was launched by Alzheimer’s Australia,Vic today. Using interactive 3D game technology the tablet app provides carers with ideas to make their home more accessible for people living with dementia. …
NAPSA launches alumni network
NAPSA is launching its alumni membership at the Australian Pharmacy Professional (APP) conference this weekend. The launch of the alumni membership is the first step in establishing a widely awaited …
Research roundup
Debbie Rigby covers the latest research relevant to pharmacists Comparative assessment of onabotulinumtoxinA and mirabegron for overactive bladder This study represents the first evaluation of the relative benefits of onabotulinumtoxinA …
Five key medicines priorities
The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia, the first pharmacy organisation to join the world-wide Choosing Wisely initiative, today gave full support to Choosing Wisely Australia: The Next Wave and …
61 tests, treatments that could cause harm
The Choosing Wisely Australia campaign has today released 61 recommendations of tests, treatments and procedures that may not be necessary and could cause harm to Australian patients. The 61 recommendations …
Don’t choose between discounts and service
Pharmacy no longer need be a ‘discount’ or ‘service’ model. The new ‘optimal pharmacy’ model optimises profits and health outcomes, writes Mouhamad Zoghbi The general consensus between today’s pharmacy leaders …
Friendlies High Wycombe: a suite of services
The prestigious Guild Pharmacy of the Year Award is set to be announced at this week’s APP2016 conference on the Gold Coast: in this series, AJP profiles the finalists “We …
Stick with the locals
Keep out the overseas giants, most Australian pharmacists believe Most Australian pharmacists support current ownership rules prohibiting ownership by overseas chains, though a substantial minority are open to the move, …
Joseph Foster is WA Intern of the Year
Joseph Foster has been named the PSA MIMS Western Australian Intern of the Year Award winner at the WA Excellence Awards, hosted by the PSA. The WA Excellence Awards also …
Pharmacies a ‘frontline opportunity’ in disaster
Pharmacies offer a frontline opportunity to engage in community disaster preparedness, says a leading Californian pharmacist. Speaking at the APhA’s 2016 Annual Meeting and Exposition in Balitmore, Maryland, California Pharmacists …
Pharmacy of the Year: meet the category winners
Three outstanding community pharmacies have been named category winners in the Guild Pharmacy of the Year Awards. The Guild Pharmacy of the Year Awards, conducted annually by the Pharmacy Guild …
Back in the firing line
Pharmacy groups under fire from GP critic after ABC program attacks supplement sales A prominent GP critic of community pharmacy has gone public to support the ABC’s Background Briefing program …