Caught in the act
They’re usually more likely to just steal from your fish and chips, but this seagull took theft a step further The Daily Mail Australia is reporting on the activities of …
Female-majority Board at Capital
The Capital Chemist pharmacy group has announced the election of a new board “The leadership change represents the face of our industry and the Capital Chemist ownership mix,” says Group …
‘Antiquated and unreliable’ tech must go
They’re out of date and insecure, says the Australian Digital Health Agency: so it’s time to stop using fax machines to share patient information The Agency, with the Medical Software …
Tampon tax removal a step closer
A Greens bill to remove the GST on tampons has passed the Senate – but is unlikely to pass the House of Representatives More than 125,000 people signed Greens petitions …
Meds shortages roundup
Codeine product shortages are winding up while other medicines are set to experience longer delays Four codeine products recently experienced shortages due to increased demand following the February upschedule, as …
Competition steps up a notch
Nine entrants in the National Student Business Plan Competition are set to progress through to the quarter-final round The competition, run by the Pharmacy Guild, is an Australia-wide challenge aiming …
Flu jabs soar
Flu vaccinations in pharmacy have nearly doubled in April and May this year, says MedAdvisor The organisation says that MedAdvisor pharmacies have recorded more than 80,000 flu vaccinations via PlusOne …
A waiting game
Hold off on My Health Record registration till a new process comes into place, accredited pharmacists are told Accredited pharmacists should hold off for registering for access to the My …
What’s in a name?
Words count. While the saying is ‘talk is cheap’, what you say and how you say it can actually mean a lot, writes Chris Brooker In today’s world we’re being …
A broken chain: pharmacy’s supply crisis
The damaged pharmacy supply chain is creating the current (and future) spate of out of stock medicines, says Bruce Annabel Price disclosure has damaged all supply chain participants including wholesalers, …
Top of the class
Andrew Stafford honoured with leading consultant pharmacy award Dr Andrew Stafford has been named as the 2018 AACP MIMS Consultant Pharmacist of the Year. Announcing the award at ConPharm 2018 …
Week in review
Outstanding pharmacists have been recognised with honours this week, while others have been struck off the register for breaching professional obligations Early this week, leading Australian pharmacy academic Professor Andrew …
