She’s fed up with increasing theft. Here’s how this pharmacy manager responds
“Can you help us?” a South Australian pharmacy business development manager asked Facebook page members, posting an image of an alleged shoplifter Kristy Rudd, business development manager of the Platinum …
Push to open up medical abortion dispensing to all pharmacists
“A gamechanger” if submissions to government regulators are accepted, says MS-2 Step sponsor The pharma company which sponsors the two-step medical abortion pills is calling for a major revamp of …
Guild backs RACGP vaping guidelines
Regulations relating to nicotine vaping products (NVPs) need to be tightened to reduce black-market sales and adolescent use; the Pharmacy Guild of Australia believes. In its submission to the …
Pharmacists boost sepsis response in ED
Including emergency medicine pharmacists in the management of patients with sepsis in hospital emergency departments (EDs) delivers improved outcomes, research from Alfred Health reveals. The study, published in Emergency …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Osteonecrosis of the jaw and denosumab In this Australian Prescriber article, a case report of osteonecrosis of the jaw with denosumab …
Multidisciplinary approach to fall prevention needed
Implementing fall prevention services through community pharmacies can help reduce patients’ risk of falls through pharmacist-led medication reviews and lifestyle recommendations, a study reveals. As part of a trial …
‘Massive risk to the community’ allegedly headbutts pharmacist
An “increasingly erratic” man has attacked hospital staff as well as headbutting a pharmacist, a court has heard The Border Mail reports that Wodonga man Matthew Walter Harvey has allegedly …
API underpayment investigation a “priority”; Wesfarmers
But with no deadline in sight, PPA vows continued support for its membership The investigation into apparent historical underpayments at API and associated operations Priceline, Soul Pattinson Chemist and Clear …
Membership boost would strengthen PPA’s hand
Employee pharmacists are already benefiting from “wins” secured by Professional Pharmacists Australia (PPA) but an increase in the union’s membership could bolster its negotiating power, President Leon Yap says. Commenting …
UNSW adds pharmacy degree offering
Five-year course to produce 80 new graduates annually The University of New South Wales will launch Australia’s newest pharmacy program in February 2023 as part of a major expansion of …
Immersed in the community: Capital Chemist Calwell
We begin our preview of the 2023 Pharmacy of The Year finalists with a look at Capital Chemist Calwell, ACT A philosophy that helps to identify the needs in its …
All burnt out
Supply chain and workforce shortages, rising workloads, stressed patients: pharmacy is copping it from all angles… What can pharmacies do to avoid staff burn out? In 1826, British pharmacist John …