A third of pharmacists fear for their job or business
More than 30% of pharmacists are “seriously worried” about losing their job or their business as a result of price disclosure, an AJP poll has found We asked AJP readers …
SA/NT pharmacy achievers honoured
SA and NT’s 2016 pharmacy achievers have been honoured at a PSA awards night Pharmacy mentor, leader and clinical pharmacist Dr Natalie Soulsby won the SA/NT Pharmacist of the Year, …
Future focus at Rural Pharmacy Forum
The Rural Pharmacy Forum at the Australian Pharmacy Professional Conference this year will focus on the future of rural pharmacy It will examine how the changing landscape of health and …
Forum: Medicare monitors scripts between different pharmacies
“This pharmacy happens to discount scripts to some patients who request it. Medicare will reject a script if its done within the SN4/20 day rule and discounted. Medicare knows if …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby takes a look at the latest in research news Noninvasive Treatments for Acute, Subacute, and Chronic Low Back Pain The American College of Physicians (ACP) have developed this …
International probiotics expert to reveal latest science on probiotics at APP
World renowned probiotics expert Dr Nigel Plummer will provide insight into the latest science on probiotics and explain the role of the ‘forgotten organ’ – the microbiome – at the …
An agenda for change
Overhaul pharmacists role and deregulate ownership, report chief suggests The basic health care role of pharmacists needs to be overhauled, says the author of a report calling for an overhaul …
The role of pharmacists should be overhauled, taking the heat off GPs
While medicines prices should be cut, pharmacists could also do more than they currently do, writes Grattan Institute director Stephen Duckett Stephen Duckett, Director, Health Program, Grattan Institute A Grattan Institute …
2017 flu vaccines confirmed
The Federal Government has secured a supply of new vaccines to protect against four strains of influenza virus for this season This year’s quadrivalent influenza vaccines will cover two A …
Grattan report ‘a simplistic response to a complex problem’
CSO wholesalers have labelled the Grattan Institute’s latest report on PBS medicine pricing as “a simplistic response to a complex problem” National Pharmaceutical Services Association Chair and Sigma Pharmaceuticals CEO …
Seema Khiani is NSW/ACT Intern Pharmacist of the Year
Seema Khiani has been announced the winner of the PSA MIMS NSW/ACT Intern Pharmacist of the Year Award This is the first year PSA has offered the prestigious Award jointly …
Guild, Diabetes Australia sign MoU
Diabetes Australia and the Pharmacy Guild of Australia have signed a new Memorandum of Understanding to build a closer working relationship The MoU is hoped to make it easier for …