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Sports supplements: the role of pharmacists in ensuring safe supplementation
By providing education, guidance and information, pharmacists can play a role in ensuring all purchasers of sport supplements—athletes, their parents, partners or carers—know how to use them safely, writes Karen …
CWH sponsorship shifts up a gear
Chemist Warehouse is set to partner with the Shell V-Power Racing Team for the highly anticipated 2021 Supercars Championship season The Championship winning Ford Mustang GTs will both showcase the …
NRL flu jabs should set example
The Guild has welcomed comments by the Prime Minister that NRL players who don’t get a flu jab shouldn’t play Gold Coast NRL player Bryce Cartwright has stated that he …
Missing the finish line
Most pharmacists are unclear about the medication advice they should be providing to athletes Australian pharmacists believe they need much more training before they can confidently advice athletes on the …
Good sports
New data from Sport Australia has revealed our top 20 sports and physical activities… but is a small increase in participation enough? The data, from Sport Australia’s AusPlay Survey, shows …
CWH expands footy partnership
Chemist Warehouse has teamed up with the NRL as the official naming rights partner for Sunday Football in 2019 In 2018, the discount giant had partnered with the NRL across …
Pharmacy’s sporting heroes
We take a look at some pharmacists who have made a name for themselves on the sporting field Jane Crafter Golf champion Jane Crafter was a pharmacist for three years …
Don’t let diabetes affect your dreams: Jack Perkins
Amcal Pharmacy has teamed up with Supercars driver Jack Perkins to offer Australians insight into how he manages his diabetes The partnership aims to provide more education around diabetes and …
The week in review
A highlight of this week was World Pharmacists’ Day, and members of the profession celebrated worldwide World Pharmacists’ Day took place on Tuesday, with a theme of “Your medicines experts,” …
CWH to takeover AFL and NRL Grand Finals
Chemist Warehouse has extended its reach, scoring the opportunity to place branded seat cushions filled with products at both the MCG and ANZ Stadium this weekend Chemist Warehouse has announced …
The week in review
It’s been a busy week in the pharmacy sector… In digital health, the PSA launched its guidelines to support pharmacists in using the My Health Record system; the PSA also …
Games pharmacist a good sport
A pharmacist athlete is one of three Commonwealth Games competitors being lauded for good sportsmanship After the 10,000m was run on Monday night, most of the competing athletes left the …