World news wrapup: 5 November 2020
Viral video by pharmacy workers offends; Kiwi pharmacies shut out of COVID help funds; Italians spark run on supplement County Armagh, Northern Ireland: The Gordons Chemist chain has apologised after …
Getting things back on track
APP2021 will be informing how pharmacy can survive and thrive in the post-COVID era; plus a virtual National Medicines Symposium will be held in December With the coronavirus pandemic resulting …
Going to the front of the queue
Healthcare professionals should get vaccination priority: Minister Healthcare professionals are likely to be given priority access to COVID-19 vaccines if, and when they are available, Health Minister Greg Hunt has …
‘The end point… is nicotine freedom.’
Health officials have outlined how nicotine for vaping, if it was to become regulated by the TGA, would be a smoking cessation aid, not a consumer good – but retailers …
‘How we treat the most vulnerable in our community is a measure of its people.’
A mainstream media pundit has attacked Melbourne’s supervised injecting facility and plans for a second… but a leading pharmacist says help is needed where the problems are Radio broadcaster Steve …
The Puma tracksuit
Angelo Pricolo navigates a tense situation in the 1980s It’s funny how, after so many years, the Puma tracksuit still sparks such a vivid memory. In fact it dates that …
Keeping the costs down
Questions over the price of private prescriptions due to “commercial decisions by the pharmacist” as Senate tackles the question of medicine shortages Federal Senators questioned Department of Health officials on …
Shots fired between pharmacy groups
One pharmacy group has challenged another, alleging it took credit for the other’s work On Monday, the AJP published an article, Plans for Queensland’s pharmacists, which incorporated information from a …
Benjamin the First Bloke of pharmacy assistants
Benjamin King from Alice Springs Pharmacy in Northern Territory has been recognised as Australia’s outstanding pharmacy assistant of 2020 Mr King has been awarded the Pharmacy Guild of Australia/Maxigesic Pharmacy …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Effect of Omega-3 Dosage on Cardiovascular Outcomes An updated meta-analysis and meta-regression of 40 interventional trials has concluded that supplementation with …
Accreditation programs in favour
Medication review accreditation numbers are up as rule changes allowing more funded visits come into force The number of pharmacists seeking to becoming accredited for medication management reviews is at …
Under the spotlight
Pharmacist medication programs and DAA fees questioned during Senate Estimates hearings Health Department officials were questioned about the costs and details of a number of pharmacy medication management programs during …