Challenge uncovers hidden elevated glucose
The award-winning TerryWhite Chemmart Samford has launched a health initiative designed to engage local community and sporting groups to learn more about their general health and wellbeing The Samford Community …
Drug theft included human growth hormone
A pharmacist convicted of drug theft has been reprimanded and her provisional registration cancelled for professional misconduct Sara Shadi Kazeme, a provisionally registered pharmacist, was convicted in the Magistrates’ Court …
Chris Bowen to speak at Guild event
Shadow Health Minister Chris Bowen will address the Pharmacy Guild of Australia’s Annual Parliamentary Dinner in September The Pharmacy Guild is pleased to confirm that Mr Bowen has accepted the …
New listings
The Health Minister has outlined new drugs available on the PBS from this month Greg Hunt said in a statement that the Morrison Government will provide affordable access to four …
Reducing the risk of violence
Pharmacy and medical groups have hailed legislation to introduce real time monitoring in QLD, although some have expressed concerns over potential patient backlash Queensland Minister for Health Steven Miles has …
‘The blue inhaler is a killer,’ says expert
There is “mounting evidence” that it’s time to reduce reliance on short-acting beta2 agonists, say experts A recent controlled trial published in the New England Journal of Medicine found treatment …
Showing the way
Consultant pharmacist of the year named Victorian accredited pharmacist, Neil Petrie is the 2019 Australian Association of Consultant Pharmacy (AACP) MIMS Consultant Pharmacist of the Year Award. Mr Petrie was …
Hunt to headline Guild dinner
The Pharmacy Guild of Australia’s Annual Parliamentary Dinner in September will feature a keynote speech by the Minister for Health Greg Hunt The Pharmacy Guild has confirmed that Minister Hunt …
Failure to maintain professional boundaries
A dentist has been reprimanded and disqualified for 12 months after a pharmacist reported him to AHPRA In 2016, a pharmacist made a notification to AHPRA regarding the dentist’s prescription …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Mometasone or Tiotropium in Mild Asthma with a Low Sputum Eosinophil Level In this 42-week, double-blind, crossover trial, we assigned 295 …
Change at the top
A new leadership team has been elected to head up the Australian College of Pharmacy A new president and executive have been elected to steer the Australian College of Pharmacy …
‘Amazon of prescriptions’ gears up to take market share
Pharmacists will be largely replaced by robots at the new packing facility set to be opened by Britain’s largest online pharmacy But humans will still need to check drugs packed …
