Statins review ‘should lay the issue to rest’
A leading heart health stakeholder has welcomed a major review published in The Lancet that conclusively highlights the benefits of using statins outweighs the risks.“The number of lives saved far …
Pharmacy wages under fire
Lead organisations are beginning to grasp the extent of dissatisfaction with the current state of remuneration among employee pharmacistsAre you happy with your pay rate?If the answer is no, you’re …
The week in review
The King Review has again been the hot topic of the week in pharmacy, with the final consultative forum being held as a live webcast from Canberra on Wednesday.The webcast, …
Poll: how should CPAs be negotiated?
The King Review Discussion Paper opened a Pandora’s Box of questions about how pharmacy could and should be structured – including looking at the way the Community Pharmacy Agreements are …
Qualified support: Small Business Minister
Pharmacy the “heartbeat of local communities”: Small Business minister saysThe Turnbull government remains committed to current community pharmacy arrangements, at least for the life of the 6CPA, says Minister for …
Statins vindicated: review
The potential harms of statins have been exaggerated and their benefits underestimated, a new review has found.Statins have taken a beating in the media recently: in Australia, a Catalyst two-part …
UK cuts likely delayed, not cancelled
UK funding reprieve is probably only a delay, says MinisterOnly days after telling the Royal Pharmaceutical Society conference that planned £170 million cuts to the UK’s pharmacy sector would not …
Don’t alter a framework that works: economist
A leading economist has backed the existing location and ownership rules of community pharmacy.Delivering the annual Judy Liauw address at the Pharmacy Connect conference in Sydney, economist Professor Henry Ergas …
Pharmacist MP addresses Guild conference delegates
She reaffirmed her commitment to help improve healthcare and support pharmacyEmma McBride, who is Labor’s MP for Dobell in northern NSW, addressed Pharmacy Connect conference attendees at the opening plenary on …
Bearing the cost burden
Why Hep C medicines have opened a can of worms for medicine supplyA range of issues relating to the supply of medicines in Australia have been brought to light by …
Many questions and a lot more answers
The much delayed Review of Pharmacy Remuneration and Regulation Discussion Paper has finally arrived, writes Joe DemarteThe paper contains an extensive list of 140 questions on a whole range of …
Clinical tips: dementia
Dementia should not be expected as a normal part of ageing, writes Louis Roller“Last scene of all,That ends this strange eventful history,In second childishness and mere oblivion,Sans teeth, sans eyes, …