Review recommends pharmacy deregulation
The Competition Policy Review has recommended the removal of current restrictions on pharmacy ownership and location. These rules are unnecessary for ensuring quality of advice and care for patients, and …
Vitamin/supplement market growing
Globally, the vitamin supplements market is expected to grow at a calculated annual growth rate of approximately 6.8% between 2014 and 2020, rising from a market value of US$37.4 billion …
Amneal to buy Actavis’ Australian generics
Amneal Pharmaceuticals and Actavis Australia, a subsidiary of Actavis plc today announced they have signed a binding letter of intent which provides that Amneal intends to acquire substantially all of …
Let allied health do its job: Terry White
Allied health practitioners such as pharmacy need to be given more support to step up and fill gaps in health care, says Terry White – because an expansion in their …
Waugh opens first Victorian Blooms The Chemist
Aussie cricket legend Steve Waugh will launch Victoria’s first Blooms The Chemist pharmacy in Cranbourne Park, Melbourne on Saturday, March 28, 2015. In his new role as ambassador for the …
Clinical tips: Food safety explained
Clinical tips: Food safety explained. There have been recent reports in the press of people who contracted hepatitis A from imported frozen berries. These and other events certainly brought to …
King to head Choosing Wisely
Associate Professor Richard King has been appointed as the inaugural Chair of the Choosing Wisely Australia Advisory Group. Choosing Wisely Australia will launch on 29 April 2015. The initiative is …
Pharmacists key in interprofessional collaboration
As pharmacists we need to be active in improving inter-professional collaboration and communication. I feel that the way to move our profession forward and facilitate positive change, is for passionate …
New Terry White Express concept opens
Terry White was in Coffs Harbour this week to launch the first store in a new pharmacy concept: Terry White Express. The new shop is set to be the first …
Laura Norman is NSW Intern of the Year
Gunnedah intern Laura Norman has been announced as the PSA MIMS Australia NSW Intern of the Year for 2014. The award celebrates the achievements of exceptional interns in developing skills …
Minimise e-cigarette harm: NHMRC
The CEO of the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia has today released a statement summarising the evidence on the safety, quality and efficacy of e-cigarettes. It states …
Pharmacy facing 10 years of dispensing famine: Quilty
Community pharmacy is facing 10 years of real reductions in dispensing remuneration – and they need certainty in the 6CPA, writes Pharmacy Guild executive director David Quilty in this week’s …