“Compelling” evidence for injecting centre rejected
The Victorian government has ruled out a safe injecting room, despite “crisis level” drug use and widespread support A bill proposed by MP Fiona Patten, which calls for an 18‑month …
An interview with a botanical chemist
How does one move from chemistry, biology and oceanography into formulating skin products for a top beauty brand? AJP chats with Annabelle Personeni, Botanical Chemist with A’kin. 1. What was your career …
Week in review
Post-Pharmacy Connect and beyond, including Tamiflu shortage, scheduling woes, location rules and more We kicked off the week by rounding up some interesting topics covered at the conference in Sydney …
A treasure from a medicine chest
The second winner of our ‘Search for Australia’s Oldest Medicine’ competition has been revealed Pharmacist Roy Packer, from Super Pharmacy Plus in the Brisbane suburb of Stafford, sent us images of …
Pharmacy House on the rise
Walls going up at pharmacist headquarters Construction is well and truly progressing at PSA headquarters, after Federal Assistant Health Minister Dr David Gillespie officially launched the start of construction for …
Clinical tips: dementia
Dementia is a terminal condition, not just part of ageing, writes Jarrod McMaugh Definition of dementia Dementia is a term used to describe a number of terminal conditions that cause …
Knowledge gap
Pharmacists remain clueless on impact of medicines on the environment, study finds Australian pharmacists need information and training on the negative impacts that pharmaceuticals can have on the environment, researchers …
New vax “could prevent 90% of cervical cancer cases”
With strong new evidence published this week, the PBAC has recommended the 9-valent HPV vaccine replace the current quadrivalent one In response to a request from manufacturer Seqirus, the Pharmaceutical …
Sigma acquires MPS, announces half-year results
Sigma has announced its acquisition of Medications Packaging Systems for $18.5 million The announcement came as Sigma reported its half year results and explained how certain challenges had impacted the …
Tamiflu shortages across pharmacies
The government has released some Tamiflu stock from the National Medical Stockpile to help bolster national supplies during worst flu season on record There is currently a shortage of Tamiflu …
Don’t upschedule ibuprofen too: ASMI
ASMI has criticised a bid to upschedule ibuprofen to pharmacy-only A proposal was made at the November meeting of the ACMS to reschedule the painkiller to pharmacy-only. But ASMI says …
TWC announces plans, awards
TerryWhite Chemmart will continue its Masterclass program and other initiatives next year, the giant has announced Providing the next generation of pharmacists with the right building blocks for becoming successful …