Ice causes death in many ways, overdose is just one of them
Ice causes death in many ways, overdose is just one of them Most people are unaware of the severe impact ice has on the heart. from www.shutterstock.com.au Shane Darke, UNSW …
Docs want to ‘break the retail-medicine link’
The RACGP has slammed pharmacy professional services and complained that doctors saw no cash back from the risk share solution The group is urging the King Review panel to break …
Get a consulting room, says Qld Guild
The Queensland branch of the Pharmacy Guild is urging members to implement private consulting rooms As the landscape of community pharmacy continues to change, pharmacies are becoming increasingly compelled to …
New forum for rural pharmacists
PSA has launched a new forum to offer rural pharmacists increased engagement At the Rural Pharmacist Special Interest Group (Rural SIG) forum at PSA17 in Sydney, PSA launched a Facebook …
Clare Stone is Qld pharmacy assistant of the year
Pharmacy assistant, Clare Stone from Alive Pharmacy Calliope is Queensland’s pharmacy assistant of the year Ms Stone was chosen to represent Queensland at the National Finals of the 2017 Pharmacy …
Thursday Island Pharmacy
Organising choppers and using barges to get medicines to patients is part and parcel of this pharmacy’s daily operations By Peter Waterman Running a pharmacy where you clock up a …
Australia’s major meth problem
Methamphetamine combined with prescription drugs poses potentially fatal risks including cardiac arrhythmia Methamphetamine-related deaths continue to rise across the country. The number of deaths in Australia doubled between 2009 and …
Self selection vs counter conversation
What is your strategy? How does your performance compare to strategy? asks Glenn Guilfoyle Bruce Annabel has recently written some insightful pieces around the commercial and strategy comparisons between the so-called …
Better support for diabetes
For those who missed it, management of injection delivery for insulin and other diabetic medications was covered at PSA17 With diabetes one of the biggest challenges facing the Australian healthcare …
Jessica Bailey wins 2017 Pharmacy Student of the Year
AJP chats with the Victorian student, who received her award at the PSA17 Gala Dinner on Saturday night Ms Bailey from Monash University was named PSA’s 2017 Pharmacy Student of …
Joint winners announced
Two intern pharmacists were named PSA MIMS Intern Pharmacist of the Year at PSA17 on Saturday The two winners are Carolyn Glazier from WA, and Seema Khiani from ACT/NSW. Presented …
The week in review
For the most part, it’s been a positive week in Australian pharmacy The Pharmaceutical Society’s conference, PSA17, has seen a number of positive announcements made: Health Minister Greg Hunt declared …