The old and the new
A wide range of articles made our 10 most-read features for 2019, including some from the recent past Careers advice, pharmacist prescribing, changing methods of practice, clinical articles and Chemist …
Science rules
The Australian Science Media Centre presents the top 10 science stories of 2019… It felt like much of the world was burning Australia’s 2019 fire season arrived early with devastating …
Who’s on top?
New Roy Morgan customer satisfaction ratings show TerryWhite Chemmart as the winner of the Chemist/Pharmacy of the Month Award for October 2019 TWC had a high satisfaction rating of 94%, …
‘Burning throats, difficulty breathing and burning eyes.’
Sydney pharmacists have been working overtime after the city was hit with an air quality index ten times the ‘hazardous’ level on Tuesday After weeks of haze covering Sydney due …
Toxic oils
Cases of poisoning from essential oil exposure are frequent and increasing in Australia, new research reveals A study published this week shows there were 4,412 calls made to the NSW …
Mind the gap
Australia will be down more than 9,000 GPs over the next 10 years, a new report finds – and the Guild says pharmacists must step up to fill the gap …
‘Medicine safety is a priority for us all.’
Health sector unites to turn the tide on medicine safety Stakeholders from across various sectors attended a medicine safety forum convened in Canberra on Monday. Held by the Consumers Health …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Comparative Efficacy of Interventions for Aggressive and Agitated Behaviors in Dementia Results of this systematic review and network meta-analysis show nonpharmacologic …
Why I’m excited to be studying pharmacy
A first year student’s perspective By Emily Mannix For as long as I can remember I have wanted to enter the health industry. I romanticised the clinicians who devoted their …
2019: our readers’ favourites
What were our 20 most popular stories during 2019? As 2019 draws to a close, we will look back at the stories that engaged our readers during the year. Today, …
What’s coming up?
Do you want to know which events are coming up in the pharmacy year? Look no further than our events calendar Are you looking to find CPD accredited events to …
Digital Health CEO resigns
The Australian Digital Health Agency Board has announced the resignation of its CEO, Tim Kelsey, effective 17 January 2020 Mr Kelsey has been the CEO of the Agency since 2016. …