How pharmacists can fight coronavirus – and fake news
Pharmacists have a key role in helping manage panic and fake news about the coronavirus – despite mainstream media accusations of profiteering With stock of hand sanitiser and face masks …
The most common complaints
A new analysis has looked at the most common complaints against five different health professions: including pharmacists An author team, led by Professor Merrilyn Walton from the University of Sydney, …
More one-to-one connections
The SHPA’s pharmacy mentoring program is back again in 2020 The program now offers broader opportunities than ever for hospital pharmacist practitioners to boost their potential through fully facilitated and …
Delving into the opioid epidemic
A new show called ‘The Pharmacist’ has dropped on Netflix… so what’s it about and how does it portray the profession? A Netflix original docuseries called The Pharmacist has been …
Arrotex bolsters pharmacy offering
Following the merger of Apotex and Arrow, the combined Arrotex entity now has a considerable portfolio of respiratory medicines – including two new products Arrotex Pharmaceuticals has announced a strategic …
Podcast: 60 Day Dispensing
The federal government is still considering introducing 60 day dispensing for 143 medications. So what will be the potential impacts on patient safety and for pharmacy viability? AJP Podcast host …
World news wrapup: 6 February 2020
Doubt over proposal to fast-track pharmacists as doctors; pharmacist loses licence permanently after allegedly ignoring “red flags;” Walgreens settles civil suit over fake pharmacist UK: Pharmacists could be offered “fast-track” …
Renters at risk in the heat
Australia’s renters are at much greater risk of negative mental and physical health impact from extreme heat than home owners, a new analysis has found Advocacy organisation Better Renting is …
ADHD: compliance a problem
Children with ADHD have poor adherence to medicines prescribed to treat the condition, new research has found Researchers led by the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute published data in Archives of …
‘An old and tired us vs them mentality.’
The Guild has hit back at “misleading” claims by doctors about the risk of superbugs and the Board’s stance on pharmacist prescribing On 29 January, state president of the Australian …
10 findings from the 2020 Productivity Commission report
Has the number of urban pharmacies increased? What about rural pharmacies? And how many people deferred access to prescribed medication due to cost? The annual Report on Government Services, published …
Show me the money
Pharmacy Guild donations skewed heavily toward ALP during the last financial year, electoral commission data reveals The Guild threw its financial support largely behind the Australian Labor Party in the …