Getting fluent with vaccination
With pharmacist influenza vaccination here to stay, pharmacy’s role in battling flu is only going to grow.In April 2016, pharmacist vaccinations became available in Queensland permanently, and less than a …
Poll: would you go rural?
It’s a common suggestion when the issue of jobs for pharmacists is discussed: move rural or regional to find better-paying work.At the PSA16 conference a panel on pharmacist pay heard …
6CPA-maximising tools at Pharmacy Connect
The Pharmacy Guild of Australia will launch a range of new tools to help pharmacies maximise 6CPA opportunities at the Guild Member Only Breakfast on Saturday 10 September at Pharmacy …
PSA16 conference gallery
A selection of photos from the event held at Four Points by Sheraton hotel in Sydney’s Darling Harbour, 29-31 July 2016.This content is restricted to registered users only. If you …
TWC to merge with Chemmart
Chemmart and Terry White Group are set to merge.EBOS Group Limited has announced it has entered into an agreement to merge its Chemmart business with the Terry White Group businesses to create …
How risky is your pharmacy?
NSW PDL Director Curtis Ruhnau takes a look at some of the more common areas of potential risk that PDL regularly sees.Patient profile and prescription intakePatient profile and prescription intake …
World News Wrapup: 4 August 2016
AJP takes a look at pharmacy news from around the worldHawaii, US: A pharmacist and pharmacy technician in Hawaii have quit their jobs after being robbed by a man with …
Hungry stork gets help from pharmacists
Not long ago staff and travellers at Melbourne Airport’s pharmacy were surprised to find a kangaroo jumping into the store and needing to be rescued; in Germany it appears other …
Should pharmacists be allowed to prescribe?
The industry is split down the middle when it comes to pharmacists taking on the role of prescriberProfessor Lisa Nissen brought up the topic of pharmacist prescribing at this year’s …
Weekly Dose: sofosbuvir – what’s the price of a hepatitis C cure?
Weekly Dose: sofosbuvir – what’s the price of a hepatitis C cure?Greg Dore, UNSW Australia and Marianne Martinello, UNSW AustraliaSofosbuvir is one of a number of new direct-acting antiviral drugs …
Quadrivalent flu vaccine to replace trivalent
A new quadrivalent vaccine will replace Fluvax, Sequiris’ trivalent vaccine for the 2017 flu season.“It is generally accepted that QIV is becoming the preferred seasonal vaccine, as was the case …
‘Beady greedy eyes of pharmacy owners’ – What you said
Two days ago, we reported on the PSA16 panel session examining pay rates for pharmacists, which PSA CEO Lance Emerson called “the single largest issue facing the profession in community …