Poll highlights ‘a fight we need to fight’
A large minority of community pharmacists are considering leaving the profession altogether as a result of the controversial 60-day dispensing policy, an AJP poll has revealed Recent analyses have already …
Allergic rhinitis: an update on the clinical aspects and management essentials
Allergic rhinitis (AR) is a common condition that can have a significant effect on sleep, concentration, learning, daily function and overall quality of life. It can also affect childhood behaviour …
Vale Albert Cincotta
The Cincotta Discount Chemist family has announced the passing of its founder, Albert Cincotta – an after-hours and discounting pioneer The Cincotta Discount Chemist brand has said in a statement …
Webinar: Building a resilient workplace culture for pharmacy
What does a resilient workplace look like, and what are its benefits for both employees and patients? A community pharmacist / coach and a psychologist share insights and strategies for …
Fake news and aggression in the pandemic
Researchers examine the rise of false information about Covid, as it happened…and what that meant for pharmacists and their safety This is the seventh and final article in a series …
‘Reckless’ behaviour sees pharmacist disqualified for five years
A pharmacist who made fake PBS claims for fertility drugs had a significant disciplinary history, a Tribunal has heard A pharmacist has appeared before the State Administrative Tribunal of Western …
Pharmacy profit collapse of ‘30% or more’
Double-dispensing to create “profitability crisis” like 2000s generic price cuts; analyst report Sixty-day dispensing will trigger a pharmacy “sector crisis” going all the way from frontline pharmacies up to wholesalers, …
Begging an option for some owners
With 60-day dispensing on its way, proprietors are looking at services they can add or cut to maintain the viability of their businesses Just over half of pharmacy owners are …
Citation needed
Who has been editing Mark Butler’s Wikipedia page? Last week, pharmacist and head of The Locum Glen Kanawati posted an image of the Health Minister’s Wikipedia page – commenting that …
Kiwi doctors urge end to consumer drug ads
Combined bodies push for end to “biased, overly optimistic” pharmaco advertising An open letter calling for an end to New Zealand’s unusual direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription medicines has been published …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby takes a look at the latest in research news Clinical practice guideline for deprescribing opioid analgesics This paper is a summary of the Evidence‐based clinical practice guideline for …
Pharmacist appeals PBS fraud sentence
A pharmacist has cited financial pressures, including due to the pandemic, in his appeal against his jail term for PBS fraud The NSW pharmacist made false claims for medicines including …