Dispute over pharmacy approval
Two NSW pharmacies have battled it out in court over the definition of a ‘large medical centre’ and the impact of public holidays on operating hours A pharmacy based on …
Check Palexia strips: TGA
A labelling problem has seen Seqirus undertake a product defect correction over one batch of Palexia The TGA has advised consumers and health professionals that in consultation with the TGA, …
Poll: Are patients giving you a hard time?
With health anxiety rising in the community, out of stocks and price changes, are patients becoming increasingly abusive in pharmacy? The beginning of the 2020s has brought significant stressors for …
The market situation
What’s the current situation with the pharmacy market? Natalie Sirianni provides the first update for 2020 As a Pharmacy Business Broker, the question I get asked most often is: “How …
Pharmacist claims pressure on sub-lease
A medical practice has taken a pharmacist to court after a “metal fence” and equipment blocked off part of the premises it claimed to lease The GP surgery operates a …
The week in review
Pay has been a key issue in pharmacy this week, plus regulation changes and new ways for pharmacy to improve health care The National Pharmacy Students Survey showed us that …
Do you want to be an owner?
Leading pharmacy business experts offering five scholarships for aspiring owners In order to give back to the pharmacy community and industry, with which they have worked for four decades, pharmacy …
Nine ways to talk to people who spread coronavirus myths
Claire Hooker, University of Sydney, writes that the spread of misinformation about the novel coronavirus, now known as COVID-19, seems greater than the spread of the infection itself The World …
Face mask pricing referred to ACCC
Pharmacies accused of “cashing in” on the coronavirus while supplier price soars A supplier of P2/N95 masks has been referred to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission over a jump …
Clinical tips: swallowing difficulties
From crushing to patients who have had bariatric surgery, pharmacists need to keep up to date when dealing with swallowing issues, writes Karalyn Huxhagen Difficulty in swallowing causes may include …
Takeover confirmed
Decision by members to restructure the Australian College of Pharmacy as a proprietary company led by a Guild branch is declared final, as agitation continues College President Chris Owen has …
Getting there
Pharmacy students want to work in hospitals – but there are barriers to their entry The Society of Hospital Pharmacist of Australia has reinstated calls for a nationwide approach to …