Cara Kolopelnyk awarded Pharmacy Student of the Year 2016
She also took home the People’s Choice Award in a clean sweep at the PSA 2016 Gala DinnerThe award was presented by PSA National President Joe Demarte at the Four …
Consider BMI before becoming pregnant: study
Women are being encouraged to ensure their body mass index is within a healthy range before pregnancy to ensure the best outcomes for their babies.A new study by University of …
The King Review: what you said
This week’s release of the King Review’s discussion paper got a lot of attention – as did Guild president George Tambassis’ response to it.The Review took the form of a …
The next step
King Review focus to move to the consumer perspective: MinisterHealth Minister Sussan Ley says the next step in the King Review process is to determine what consumers want from the …
Ley answers on King Review, hep C, NDSS
Health Minister Sussan Ley covers NDSS transition hiccups, prices of hep C medication and health care homes at the PSA 2016 conference“Pharmacists and GPs represent the two central pillars of …
New centre to battle antimicrobial resistance
University of Queensland launched a Centre of Research Excellence (CRE) today to strengthen regional and global responses to antimicrobial resistance brings together leading scientists and clinicians from more than 10 countries.UQ …
FIP releases disaster access guidelines
The first global guidelines that support continued access to medicines and pharmacy expertise during natural disasters, such as floods, heat waves and earthquakes, have bee released by the International Pharmaceutical …
Noel Fosbery is Pharmacist of the Year
The PSA has awarded the title of Pharmacist of the Year to Noel Fosbery. Fosbery was recognised for his work with opioid therapy for drug addicts, and his having produced …
Infamous pharmacy spats on Twitter
Representatives of the Pharmacy Guild and the RACGP have once again exchanged terse words on the social media platformIt all began with 140 characters.David Quilty, Executive Director of the Pharmacy …
Pharmacy owners tackling decade-high rents
Get back to the basics or risk losing your business, warns retail leasing specialistPharmacy rents are at their highest in a decade and even outstripping the Consumer Price Index (CPI), …
Clinical tips: oral health
Many people need more help than you’d expect in taking care of their oral health, writes Karalyn HuxhagenCommunity pharmacy contributes to dental and oral health in many ways:Tooth and teeth …
CMs: people-oriented health care, or undermining integrity?
The King Review discussion paper released yesterday has shone a light on the complementary medicines sector, querying whether it is appropriate for these products to be sold in community pharmacy.“It …