CWH scores customer satisfaction award
Discount chain Chemist Warehouse (CWH) has once again been named “Pharmacy of the Year” by independent market research company Roy Morgan Roy Morgan’s annual Customer Satisfaction Award recognises 38 companies …
‘Nothing matters as long as the price is cheaper’
To everything there is a season, the AJP wrote in 1964 – as the season of weighing up professional quality against price came around again W.R.Cutler wrote a guest editorial …
Ministerial addresses spark interest
Minister Butler to open Medicines Management 2024 in Adelaide as call for abstracts opens The call for abstracts has opened for Australia’s largest scientific pharmacy conference as the Society of …
Depression, falls and antidepressants
Antidepressants are often first-line therapy for patients in residential aged care – but a leading consultant pharmacist says credentialed pharmacists could support other approaches Commonly, people living in residential aged …
Are pharmacists ready for a rebound in Chinese customers?
The post-pandemic return of Chinese tourists could present a major opportunity for Australian pharmacies, provided they are positioned to capitalise on it, a healthcare product producer says Before the Covid-19 …
April MIMS update
We look at some of the recent changes to the medicines landscape, with new products, indications and contraindications New Products Fezolinetant (Veoza) is a nonhormonal selective NK3 receptor antagonist that …
Locum rates forecast to flatten
Rapid increases to the rates of pay given to locum pharmacists in recent years are set to taper off, recruiter says After five years of significant pay increases, locums are …
Scope expansion gathers momentum
Patients will soon benefit from faster access to care through state-based measures to expand pharmacists’ scope of practice Pharmacists in South Australia and parts of Queensland will be able to provide …
Notifications no need for panic
Pharmacists are being urged to keep calm and contact their professional indemnity insurer if they receive an AHPRA notification Data from the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) shows that …
Aussie uni second-best in the world for pharmacy
For the second year running, Monash University has been ranked number two in the world for pharmacy and pharmacology The listing is in the 2024 Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) world university …
World news wrapup: 11 April 2024
White coat protest in Pennsylvania; Spain investigates common painkiller linked to deaths; new CWH for Cork Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Pharmacists have taken to the state’s Capitol to protest the effect of …
Looking for the preferred pharmacy workplace
Community pharmacy is still a desirable location for pharmacy graduates, as study finds salary, opportunities and hygiene are driving factors for career progression A survey of a sample of pharmacy …