Get set to help consumers screen for bowel cancer
Consumers are being reminded to visit pharmacies for a bowel screening test Clinical Genomics Technologies, an international healthcare company and manufacturer of the widely used BowelScreen Australia test kit, has …
World News Wrapup: 8 June 2017
Ohio sues opioid manufacturers, Albuquerque Walgreens in strife over misoprostol refusal, Canadian woman falls through pharmacy trapdoor Albuquerque, New Mexico: An Walgreens pharmacy has been accused of discrimination after an …
Some postcodes still resisting vaccination
The proportion of Australian children who are fully immunised continues to rise, but significant variation remains across local communities A report released today by the Australian Institute of Health and …
PSA to recognise outstanding pharmacists
Nominations are now open for the 2017 PSA Excellence Awards for pharmacists Supported by Symbion, the Awards, including Pharmacist of the Year, Early Career Pharmacist (ECP) of the Year and …
Chemist Warehouse: we won’t cut penalty rates
Chemist Warehouse and My Chemist pharmacies have announced they will honour all existing penalty rate payments for current staff Following the Fair Work Commission’s review of penalty rates, Sunday and …
Guild launches allergic rhinitis module
The Guild has launched a new online module for pharmacy assistants covering allergic rhinitis Many people think that allergic rhinitis is a minor condition that has minimal impact on community …
PATY nominations record broken
The 2017 Pharmacy Guild of Australia/ Maxigesic Pharmacy Assistant of the Year Award has received more nominations than ever before Self-nominations are still open until Friday 16 June. Pharmacy Guild …
‘Glorified tents’ kill Aussies each winter
Australia’s houses are so poorly designed that they contribute to deaths over winter, one expert has warned Professor Adrian Barnett, Senior Research Fellow at the Queensland University of Technology, says …
Take CMs more seriously, urges entrepreneur
When working in community pharmacy proved to be not quite the career choice that he’d hoped, Tom Bailey decided to change his focus to preventive health Now, the former pharmacist …
Pharmacists failing to help on cannabis
The Pharmacy Connect education program will include an overview of medicinal cannabis, including the current market in Australia Conference Convenor Kos Sclavos said it is critically important that pharmacists are …
QCPP overhauled
The Quality Care Pharmacy Program has been updated and revised to meet the changing business and practice environment of community pharmacies This marks a major innovation and simplification in the …
Guild launches immunisation course
Guild Learning and Development is partnering with Seqirus in an online course to help pharmacists brush up on immunisation The course, “Encouraging the uptake of influenza vaccination in your pharmacy”, …