World news wrapup: 12 November 2020
Pharmacists elected to Congress; UK pharmacist cleared of making anti-Semitic remarks; sentence of 40 years recommended for US pharmacist United States: Three pharmacists elected to Congress are being welcomed by …
Is pharmacy ‘metrocentrically maldistributed’?
Pharmacy and other health professions have a ‘metrocentric maldistribution’, Parliament is told as MPs debate health inequities There were mixed messages from parliamentarian health professionals this week as the House …
Frontliners ‘our saving grace’
National Pharmacies will be applauding some Australian heroes with its upcoming Christmas Pageant The group has announced that the 2020 National Pharmacies Christmas Pageant will celebrate and acknowledge South Australian …
New Minister has ‘strong reputation’
Queensland has a new Health Minister, who has been “warmly welcomed” by the Pharmacy Guild On Tuesday, Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announced that Deputy Premier Steven Miles, who has held the …
How to manage difficult conversations in pharmacy
We’re officially into the ‘season of goodwill’ but as we know too well, some interactions in pharmacy can be less than merry 1 Dec 2020 | 8-9PM AEDT Faced with …
Pharmacy approval denied
A Federal Court stoush over the approval of pharmacy premises has ended with one applicant being ordered to pay appeal costs to the other The Federal Court has agreed with …
Extension of pandemic entitlements for health sector employees
What you need to know: a guide by Stephanie McGrath What is Schedule X? On 8 April 2020 the Fair Work Commission issued a decision on pandemic leave for Health Sector …
Poll: Next year for a COVID vaccine?
How do you feel about a potential COVID-19 vaccine… about to happen, or wishful thinking? A Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine could be on the horizon, pharmacists have been called “essential” in …
‘As the only pharmacist in this place…’
Pharmacist politician Emma McBride has waded into the e-cigarettes debate, saying there is no evidence they are safe or less harmful than combustible cigarettes On Monday, Labor MP Mike Freelander …
Vector-borne disease: take a bigger role
FIP has published a handbook to support pharmacists in preventing, controlling, managing and treating vector-borne diseases The resource, from the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP), notes that some of these diseases, …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Harms and benefits of sodium‑glucose co‑transporter 2 inhibitors Sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitors are oral glucose-lowering drugs that increase the urinary excretion …
Nice Fro Bro
Would it be a faux pas to mention this accessory to a patient? Angelo Pricolo finds out… Those of you that know me know that I don’t entertain lots of …