What do your patients remember about you?
Sometimes it’s the little things that make you memorable, writes Vanessa Lontos Recently while on a Qantas flight from Melbourne to Sydney, I was sitting in my seat reading my …
State of origin
A historic win for the ‘Bananabenders’ at the annual pharmacy cricket carnival History was made at the recent 2017/18 Pharmacy Cricket Carnival with Queensland emerging as victors on their home …
NSW man died after electronic prescribing error, inquest hears
Counsel assisting suggests there were more than 15 missed opportunities to detect the error, a coroner has heard A 54-year-old man died at a Sydney hospital after he was given …
Staff Spotlight: Sam Turner
AJP chats with Sam about life as a pharmacist manager in the coastal city of Hervey Bay, QLD With a lot of experience behind him as a student pharmacist and …
Need for script monitoring post upschedule
A Dubbo pharmacist has called for real-time reporting of codeine dispensing in his local press, mirroring the Guild’s advocacy for a national system There is a huge need for real-time …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Diagnosis and management of allergic rhinitis in children Allergic rhinitis is a very common disease of childhood that can have considerable …
Put your money where your health is
Are consumers willing to pay for pharmacy services? Not in many cases it would seem Little guidance is currently available on whether healthcare consumers will be truly willing to pay …
No change to pack sizes
Application to reduce Schedule 2 ibuprofen pack sizes knocked back An application to reduce the size of S2 ibuprofen packs has been rejected by the Advisory Committees on Chemicals and Medicines …
Where do old medicines go?
Latest survey finds 65% of Aussies dispose of medicines in the household garbage, while a further quarter pour them down the drain The results of a 2016 survey on medicines …
Q&A: Russell Harding
AJP chats with the pharmacist turned CEO of a Queensland-based medicinal cannabis company Russell Harding is the CEO and Executive Chairman of Indica Industries Pty Ltd – a Queensland-based medicinal …
At-home prostate test launched
A controversial test has now been made available for online purchase and at-home use MyHealthTest, an online provider of blood test services, has now added the Prostatic Specific Antigen (PSA) …
Forged scripts warning
The Pharmacy Board has reminded pharmacists to “remain vigilant” for stolen or fraudulent scripts The Board has reminded pharmacists to keep an eye out for stolen prescription pads and fraudulent …