MRSA in community setting growing
While efforts in hospitals to improve antibiotic use are working, the same can’t be said for the community setting The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care’s Antimicrobial …
Get your veggie game on
Eating three types of vegetables in an evening meal is a key marker in having a better diet – but how to encourage people to do so? The CSIRO has …
Delivering best-practice asthma management
MedAdvisor has partnered with the National Asthma Council Australia to support pharmacists in delivering asthma management The partnership, which will establish MedAdvisor as National Asthma Council Australia’s preferred partner for …
Shift to non-painkiller lower back pain approach
Medicare needs to keep up with changes to best practice for treating low back pain, one researcher warns Recent changes to major international guidelines for the management of lower back …
Get the lowdown on My Health Record
How long will it take to use, when should it be used, and why? With the system rolled out across more software platforms, AJP provides a go-to guide on what …
Reminder of new franchisor liability provisions
Franchisors should prepare for increased protections for vulnerable workers and doubling of maximum penalties for record-keeping breaches Under recent amendments to workplace laws, some franchisors can be held responsible if …
Most parents don’t monitor teens’ online activity
Australians of all ages are increasingly reliant on mobiles and social media, a new survey shows A new survey by the Australian Psychological Society has shown that Australians generally find …
The week in review
The Melbourne Cup may have stopped the nation on Tuesday, but in the meantime the pharmacy sector stayed busy… Health Minister Greg Hunt took to the MJA to laud the …
Conference season
Medici Capital is bringing two exciting conferences to the pharmacy calendar in 2018 The Pharmacy Ownership Ready Conference will be taking place on the Gold Coast, Queensland on the first …
Profession split on euthanasia
A sizeable minority of pharmacists would refuse to dispense drugs used in voluntary assisted dying, an AJP poll shows Last month, the lower house of Victorian Parliament passed Labor’s controversial …
Patents extended under revived TPP?
The ACTU has attacked the government over the revived TPP, claiming it would drive up drug prices ACTU president Ged Kearney says that the Trans Pacific Partnership, which is set …
Pharmacists up to no good?
What is the worst thing you have seen a tech or pharmacist do in a pharmacy? People share their stories A new series called Vials, which kicks off on US …