We got some key things wrong about long COVID
Here are five things we’ve learnt, writes Peter Wark, University of Newcastle In late 2020 as we hid from COVID behind the moat of “fortress Australia”, we started to hear …
Taking the change opportunity: WholeLife Pharmacy and Healthfoods Cairns
We conclude our series profiling the 2023 Pharmacy of the Year finalists with WholeLife Pharmacy and Healthfoods Pease Street Cairns, Qld Patient demands, coupled with wide-ranging and extensive research, helped …
Man throws trolley at Chemist Warehouse
An intoxicated man hurled a shopping trolley at a Chemist Warehouse as part of a series of offences Kim Venancio Taylor went on a rampage in Bundaberg in October 2022, …
Guild backs immigration rethink
Plans to shift Australia’s visa system’s focus from temporary workers to permanent migration are being welcomed by the Pharmacy Guild of Australia Speaking at the Australian Financial Review’s Workforce Summit …
Flood-affected pharmacies must be supported
Concerns are being raised over delays in processing flood relief payments to businesses, including a community pharmacy, four months after it was inundated Business owners affected by floods in regional …
Chemist Warehouse international expansion continues apace
A new one opens and one’s on the way as Irish footprint slowly grows Overnight Chemist Warehouse opened its sixth pharmacy in Ireland since launching there less than two and …
‘A land of opportunity’
Richard Lim talks about his career in pharmacy, his work in local council and his role in community groups and philanthropy In this podcast, Carlene McMaugh talks to Richard Lim, …
LNP votes against supporting Queensland prescribing trial
Minister accused of misleading tweets over LNP’s stance on North Queensland Pharmacy Scope of Practice Pilot (NQPSPP) Speaking in the state parliament yesterday, Yvette D’Ath, Queensland Minister for Health, hit …
NZ case highlights need for staff support
A busy supermarket pharmacy made a string of dispensing errors which saw one patient experience “heart attack like symptoms” New Zealand’s Health and Disability Commissioner has found that a Bay …
NSW accused of ‘shortcuts’ over women’s health
Doctors are speaking out against the NSW pharmacy prescribing trials, with the AMA saying the Premier has sidelined the TGA The Australian Medical Association’s NSW branch has slammed this week’s …
No favours from new government
February 1973: Retail pharmacy is concerned about the impact to ‘professionalism’ of the new ALP government’s policies, while a pharmacy MP says ‘expect no favours’ An interview with Dr Doug …
Is Blakes really Sydney’s gayest pharmacy?
In the midst of World Pride, with Mardi Gras just round the corner, owner Jen Manning talks about being a community pharmacist in a LGBTQIA+ hub. Pharmacy owner Jen Manning …