Certainty at last: 7CPA signed
The Seventh Community Pharmacy Agreement has been signed The long-awaited Agreement was signed in Canberra on Thursday night. The Pharmacy Guild says the signing of the long-awaited Agreement provides certainty …
Advertising in the 1930s
A Tasmanian news magazine from August 1930 shines a light on advertising claims for medicines of that time, writes Ralph Tapping The Illustrated Tasmanian Mail was a 70-page weekly magazine …
Can pharmacy leadership reach 50/50 gender balance by 2030?
Gender inequity in leadership is prevalent in the Australian pharmacy profession – although this has lessened over time, according to a study Based on trends observed from 1998 to 2018, …
Businesses get extension for instant asset write-off
In its latest move to spur business investment, the government will extend its $150,000 instant assets write-off until the end of the year, writes Michelle Grattan from the University of …
Safer use of medicines in COVID-19
NPS MedicineWise has joined the National COVID-19 Clinical Evidence Taskforce as a partner organisation In joining the Taskforce NPS joins a group of leading health bodies, which includes the Society …
Suspension stoush
Could leaving the dispensary for a toilet break constitute a risk to the public, if the pharmacist was facing charges? A Tribunal decision has been set aside after a Supreme …
Canberra study on embedded pharmacists kicks off
A randomised controlled study looking at the impact of on-site pharmacists on quality use of medications in aged care is currently underway Following on from a pilot study which finished …
A look back at a reforming Agreement
A spokesperson for the Pharmacy Guild takes a look at the outcomes of the 6CPA In a little under three weeks, the Sixth Community Pharmacy Agreement will expire, making it …
Casual ruling will close businesses: poll
Almost a quarter of Australian businesses say a recent Court decision will deter them from hiring casuals… and retail will be among the hardest-hit sectors A special Roy Morgan SMS …
Key points on image-based dispensing
PDL says it has received a number of calls from pharmacists about supplying certain medicines via a digital image of a script PDL has issued an update for its Queensland …
World news wrapup: 11 June 2020
How looting affects pharmacy patients; UK pharmacists left out of COVID-19 support; “unfathomable collision of demand” for pharmacy in NZ’s Stage Four lockdown Van Nuys, California: CBSN Los Angeles has …
1969: the right kind of pharmacy
Is the professional-style pharmacy out of date? Is the ‘Chemist-Mart’ on supermarket lines inevitable? These questions were being asked by AJP in October 1969 A report in the October 1969 …