NT pharmacy faces uncertain future
The Northern Territory’s only university has scrapped its pharmacy program, leaving the sector in a “tricky position” according to one pharmacy leader Charles Darwin University, the only university in the …
What Australians ask about new medicines
Nearly three-quarters of Australians who take medications regularly are not keeping a complete record of them, new data shows The results of a YouGov Galaxy survey, released on Monday by …
When will the mainstream media attacks end?
People calling for relaxation of the location rules are “motivated by self-interest and profit,” says the Guild’s leader, noting the timing Following a number of recent mainstream media reports in …
Overuse, no diagnosis, no preventer: asthma habits revealed
People with asthma are overusing reliever medication, a new study has found – and one stakeholder says pharmacists are in an ideal position to spot them A study from the …
Why health is like a three-legged milking stool
The Rural Pharmacy Network Australia is calling on the National Rural Health Commissioner to recognise the pivotal role that community pharmacies play in rural communities In its response to the …
Case dismissed
Pharmacy Guild sees proceedings against Ramsay Health Care dismissed as court rules it cannot determine whether there has been criminal conduct in a civil suit Proceedings brought by the Pharmacy …
Keeping up with things
Failing to upgrade your business management software can be very costly indeed, says Fiona Dixon of HLB Mann Judd When talking to SMEs about their current accounting and business management …
The week in review
Scope of practice was the key issue in pharmacy this week, with a new policy paper from the Guild and anger from doctors The Pharmacy Guild launched a new policy …
We support Medicare and bigger role for pharmacists: CHF
Consumer group calls for widened pharmacist role in healthcare and more funding including Medicare items for pharmacy, and criticises turf war There should be a bigger role for pharmacists in …
‘This is about pharmacists trying to be the best pharmacists they can be.’
It’s not up to doctors to dictate what services pharmacists should be able to offer, says a Guild leader Pharmacy Guild Victorian branch president Anthony Tassone appeared in Fairfax media …
Pharmacy staff attacked
Two men allegedly tied up a security guard and robbed a pharmacy while brandishing machetes Moonee Ponds Crime Investigation Unit detectives have arrested a man following an alleged armed robbery …
Pharmacy-only NSAIDs: is it time?
Stakeholders have suggested that NSAIDs could be moved to pharmacy-only in a bid to avoid interactions such as the “triple whammy” with diuretics and ACE inhibitors Macquarie University researcher Dr …