How to slash half a billion dollars a year from Australia’s drugs bill
How to slash half a billion dollars a year from Australia’s drugs bill Jonathan Karnon, University of Adelaide; Laura C Edney, University of Adelaide, and Michael Sorich, Flinders University Australia …
‘Minor’ penalty rates cut slammed
Penalty rates have been a hot topic in Parliament this week, with several politicians slamming the Fair Work Commission’s decision It is a decision that will see Sunday penalty rates …
Clinical tips: kidney disease
Kidney disease is easily missed but vital to identify, writes Jarrod McMaugh When it comes to organ function and pharmacy, there are two that impact on our day-to-day clinical roles …
Women overlooked for CVD checks in general practice
With men more likely than women to have their cardiovascular disease risk factors measured by their GP, can pharmacists help bridge the divide? Research from The George Institute for Global …
Pap smears out, HPV tests in
Big changes to the National Cervical Screening Program are set to roll out at the end of the year From 1 December 2017, the two-yearly Pap test for women aged …
The numbers are in
Who are Australia’s pharmacists and where do they work? A detailed breakdown of pharmacy demographics has been released by the Pharmacy Board of Australia. The National Health Workforce Dataset …
Faster, easier, more intuitive: GuildCare evolves
GuildLink is set to launch GuildCare NG at the Australian Pharmacy Professional conference on the Gold Coast GuildCare NG has been developed in response to the industry’s changing needs. A …
New boutique pharmacy consultancy launches
A global leader in pharmacy dispensary solutions has launched a new consulting company, drawing on the wisdom gained working globally with retail pharmacies over the past 15 years Marta Stybowski, …
DDS announces PPI success
In 2016, the average Discount Drug Stores pharmacy achieved 30% more cases than the average Australian pharmacy according to GuildCare PPI statistics DDS says it has also achieved 32% higher …
Forum: donate empty S8 boxes to kinder?
“I have been donating empty boxes, bottles, lids to my children’s kinder and school for quite a few years for the children to make constructions out of. They have always …
How penalty rates will affect us: employees
Most pharmacists report feeling “disrespected as health professionals” by the recent cuts, with a full third saying they have decided to leave the profession due to the decision According to …
World news wrapup: 2 March 2017
We take a look at community pharmacy around the world Belanguru, India: A pharmacist’s plot to “expose” an e-pharmacy’s trade in banned drugs has backfired on him after it filed …