Scholarship awarded
The inaugural recipient of the Andrew Tu Scholarship has been announced The Sydney Pharmacy School has announced that Sanam Fath-Abadi is the inaugural recipient of Andrew Tu Scholarship. Sanam is …
Harm minimisation: what’s the role of pharmacy?
Vaping, buprenorphine, drug testing, naloxone and more: Angelo Pricolo gets the latest views from harm minimisation experts Why is the naloxone program not seeing wider take-up? Should pharmacists be able …
Breaking new ground
Lisa Nguyen talks about developing a pharmacy that specialises in the provision of medicinal cannabis In this video I speak to Lisa Nguyen, pharmacist and founder of Astrid Health, …
Understanding trauma
Dr Susan Baidawi talks about the importance of trauma-informed care, and the growing awareness around the social determinants of health outcomes In this video I speak with Dr Susan Baidawi, …
You are what you eat
Nutrition is at the root of good, and bad, health. Are health professionals giving the best possible advice to patients? Chris Brooker reports The food and beverages people consume (their …
May MIMS update
We look at some of the recent changes to the medicines landscape, with new products as well as changes to indications New Products LetibotulinumtoxinA (Letybo) blocks cholinergic transmission at the …
More than ever, pharmacy matters
Find out about our curated collection of articles from two of the leading experts in pharmacy retail and business advice Pharmacy Matters: Success Factors for Pharmacy is a book …
The top ten
What were the ten most clicked stories over the previous month? One topic has dominated the pharmacy news cycle like no other in recent weeks… and yes our top ten …
Leading from the front
Tom Simpson, SHPA’s recently elected president, talks about his career in both pharmacy and E-health When I attended Medicines Management 2022 in November last year, the newly elected President of …
Small wins for small business
The federal budget did contain some welcome initiatives to help the small business community While the attention of most in the pharmacy sector was on medicines policy when Federal Treasurer …
A troubled new age looms
Federal Budget delivers expected pain for community pharmacy, with some minor gains, while general practice wins major concessions Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers has delivered what many in community pharmacy are …
Coming up on the calendar
The pharmacy world will be coming to Australia later in 2023, meanwhile a prominent health reformer will be speaking to the sector. Let’s look at the latest news in events …