Poll: Who should be our next Health Minister?
A new day, a new Prime Minister – and a potential Cabinet reshuffle with it. AJP is wondering who your choice would be for Health Minister On Friday afternoon, the …
‘We don’t speak much about patient death.’
Researchers from QUT are investigating how pharmacists manage the emotional and professional impacts of patient death Marea Patounas, associate lecturer in pharmacology and pharmaceutical sciences at QUT, told the AJP …
Alice Vanderpol takes out NSW title
Pharmacy assistant Alice Vanderpol from Moama Village Pharmacy has been chosen to represent NSW at the PATY National Finals The 2018 Pharmacy Guild of Australia/ Maxigesic Pharmacy Assistant of the …
Northern Territory wants pharmacists
Ever fancied a move to the Northern Territory? Pharmacists will be offered thousands to head north Community pharmacists are among the ‘high priority’ professionals who will be offered thousands of …
Pharmacy accused of PBS fraud worth $18.7 million
The Australian Federal Police has won the right to seize and keep assets that it says are proceeds of crime Mid-last year the Australian Federal Police (AFP) sought orders against …
Clinical tips: asthma
Asthma is much more than just the wheeze when symptoms appear, writes Louis Roller More than two million Australians have asthma – about one in 10 adults and about one …
Voltaren 2% gel to become general sale item
The medicines scheduling committee has ruled against the PSA and Guild, deciding that diclofenac up to 2% will be removed from the Schedule 2 entry from 1 October Late last …
Clinics over, but pharmacists can still vaccinate
The Tasmanian branch of the Guild is encouraging people to speak with their pharmacies about meningococcal vaccination The Tasmanian Government held two free meningococcal ACWY vaccination clinics in the northern …
Hacker targets pharmacy accounts
A British pharmacy chain has contacted its customers to advise that a hacker may have obtained the details of up to 20,000 people The British chain Superdrug has advised all …
CWH co-founder is wrong on deregulation claims
Recent comments by Chemist Warehouse’s Damian Gance could undermine the credibility of the profession, writes Paul Jaffar The Inquiry into the establishment of a pharmacy council and pharmacy ownership in …
Undeclared sildenafil
The TGA has issued safety advisories on three products found to contain undeclared sildenafil Consumers should not take Rhino 8 Platinum 8000 capsules, Germany Niubian tablets or Liangzern Dietary Supplements, …
EBOS delivers record profit
However total Australian revenue declined, driven by a $333m reduction in hepatitis C medicine sales Leading wholesaler, pharmacy and animal care company EBOS Group has announced a net profit after …