Health and community sector the most confident
The health and community sector remains a leader in business confidence, the latest Sensis Business Index survey shows.The survey found that overall business confidence rose by nine points this quarter, …
CHF funded to consult on King Review, meets with Ley
The Consumers Health Forum, which holds pharmacy reform as a key priority, has welcomed Sussan Ley’s “receptive” response to its call for consumer-lead health solutionsPharmacy reform “to support new roles …
Aussies ignorant on opioid addiction, but not pharmacists
A huge proportion of Australians believe negative stereotypes about people with opioid addictions, but pharmacists are, for the most part, a significant exception.So says Bee Ismail, CEO of ScriptWise, which …
Pharmacies key in massive Hep C drug takeup
Community pharmacies across Australia have played a significant role in the outstanding progress made in the treatment of Australians with hepatitis C since the listing of new medicines in March …
Blackmores most trusted… again
Blackmores has been awarded the Reader’s Digest Most Trusted Brand in the Vitamins & Supplements category for 2016, the eighth consecutive year they have received the accolade.The Trusted Brands Survey, …
Charges laid for robbing pharmacy with syringe
Two people have been charged following investigations into the armed robbery of a pharmacy at Matraville earlier this month.Just before midday Saturday 16 July 2016, a man entered the pharmacy …
Stay active while supporting Olympic team: Heart Foundation
Studies released overnight in The Lancet highlight the need to Move more, sit less, say the Heart Foundation.One study of more than a million people found at least one hour …
Hep C could be gone in 10 years
Australia is on track to eliminate hepatitis C in 10 years if record numbers of people living with the virus continue to seek and receive breakthrough antiviral treatment, according to …
Pharmacy location rules in question
The King Review discussion paper is scrutinising location and ownership rules, and supermarket restrictionsCurrently there are 11 pharmacy location rules agreed to by the Department of Health and the Pharmacy …
World news wrapup: 28 July 2016
AJP takes a look at pharmacy-related news around the worldMykonos, Greece: An Athens pharmacist has been arrested for trafficking in cocaine and hashish in Mykonos clubs, the Greek Reporter says.An …
King Review spotlight on Hepatitis C meds
Access to very expensive drugs such as Hepatitis C medicines are one of several issues raised in the Pharmacy Remuneration and Regulation Review discussion paper, which examines the way payments …
If it ain’t broken…
The King Review discussion paper poses no fewer than 140 questions about virtually every aspect of Australia’s community pharmacy model, says George Tambassis.But it omitted one key question: should we …