Meet the pharmacist who wants to reduce patients’ drug intake
A Western Sydney pharmacist has created a business helping her customers understand that medicines aren’t everything Joanne Vella loves it when her customers ask her about dodgy health information they’ve …
King Review: not so bad after all?
The pharmacy sector seems to have mellowed when it comes to the King Review It’s fair to say that from the outset, there was a certain amount of trepidation in …
‘No reliable evidence’ Australian water fluoridation harmful
Public consultation is being sought on water fluoridation The National Health and Medical Research Council has released for public consultation a draft Public Statement on community water fluoridation. NHMRC says it …
Nursing home dispensing changes to aid safety
Pharmacists have been reminded of changes when dispensing for nursing home residents The Australian Department of Health has announced that beginning this month, pharmacists should include the RACFId (residential aged …
Compounding guidelines update
The Pharmacy Board says its work to revise the currently postponed section “Expiry of compounded parenteral medicines” of the Guidelines on compounding of medicines is nearing completion “We expect to …
Whooping cough cases on the rise
South Australians are being warned to get vaccinated against whooping cough as cases soar Latest data show a 50% increase in cases compared to the same time last year. To …
New PBS listings
Health Minister Greg Hunt has highlighted a number of new drugs to gain PBS listing The new listings are worth $142 million, Mr Hunt says. Vorinostat (Zolinza) will be available …
Prepare now on payment surcharges
The ACCC is urging small business owners to start preparing now for the ban on excessive payment surcharges The ban will apply to all businesses across Australia from 1 September …
TerryWhite Chemmart kicks off first annual expo
A Chemplus expo has been widened to welcome all members of the TerryWhite Chemmart group More than 350 people, including hundreds of pharmacy owners and pharmacy staff, have come together …
From knitting to lawnmowers: more GPs slam Amcal pathology
Pharmacy pathology screening has been likened to “getting your car serviced at the lawn mower shop” by a leading GP Dr Edwin Kruys, Acting President of the Royal Australian College …
Pharmacists should ‘stick to their knitting’
AMA president Dr Michael Gannon has drawn ire for telling pharmacists to “stick to their knitting” over pathology tests After Sigma announced that it would offer pathology health screenings throughout …
The week in review
Pharmacy has been under fire from several directions this week, as the dust settles following the release of the King review interim paper Pharmacy was condemned in mainstream media this …