The big reveal
The counting is over and its almost time to reveal who are pharmacy’s 10 Women of Influence We’ve closed the polls on our online vote to determine the most influential …
Minister backs medicine downscheduling
More work needs to be done on downscheduling medicines in Australia, the Minister for Health believes. Meanwhile a final decision on the scheduling of codiene could be delivered before the …
Clinical tips: the worried well
How can pharmacists provide real help to the “worried well”? wonders Ben Basger Are people who have symptoms for which there is no obvious cause treated with medicines? You bet! …
Pharmacy owner flees Taliban, has temporary protection visa denied
An Afghan pharmacy owner who fled the Taliban has had an appeal to obtain a temporary protection visa denied. The Hazara man from Afghanistan had previously had a request for …
Poor, remote and Aboriginal have higher STI risk
A unique 21-year study of more than 2.4 million cases of infectious disease across Australia reveals a major social divide where being poorer, living remotely or being an Indigenous Australian …
Study to examine vaping to quit
The rapid emergence of vaping (e-cigarette use) has led a University of Queensland researcher to seek Australian participants for a large-scale international study. School of Public Health Senior Research Fellow, …
Transforming plants into ‘biofactories’
The Clive and Vera Ramaciotti Facility for Producing Pharmaceuticals in Plants at UQ’s Institute for Molecular Bioscience has the potential to provide inexpensive medications to patients, says UQ. Head of …
10 tips for a secure IT system
Pharmacists are once again being warned of malicious software threats. Here are 10 tips from Fred IT to develop a secure system in your pharmacy Pharmacy regulators have recently reiterated …
World News Wrapup: 27 October 2016
We take a look at pharmacy news around the world Ontario, Canada: A Canadian family has launched a petition to urge Ontario’s Health Minister to make medication error reporting mandatory, …
Keep an eye on the bigger picture
Pharmacy is confronted by a spate of vital government reviews, says PSA national president Joe Demarte Last month, while PSA was preparing its response to the Review of Pharmacy Remuneration …
Changing the guidelines
Pension assets changes may affect pharmaceutical access for thousands, but bureaucrats say intent is to provide other subsidies Changes to the aged pension assets test will see around 90,000 retirees …
Rural pharmacist shortage is biting hard
The issue of whether or not pharmacists should leave major cities in order to find work – or well paying work – has arisen again, with AJP readers highlighting a …