Stories from women in pharmacy
Is leadership in the profession male, pale and stale? This all-female panel shared their experiences in pharmacy At PSA17 conference during the last week of July, Dr Alison Roberts facilitated …
Twitter roundup: PSA17
Can you say it in 140 characters or less? We pick the highlights of #PSA17SYD “Please do not confuse your Google search with my pharmacy degree” – funny pharmacy stories …
Australia’s major meth problem
Methamphetamine combined with prescription drugs poses potentially fatal risks including cardiac arrhythmia Methamphetamine-related deaths continue to rise across the country. The number of deaths in Australia doubled between 2009 and …
Jessica Bailey wins 2017 Pharmacy Student of the Year
AJP chats with the Victorian student, who received her award at the PSA17 Gala Dinner on Saturday night Ms Bailey from Monash University was named PSA’s 2017 Pharmacy Student of …
Joint winners announced
Two intern pharmacists were named PSA MIMS Intern Pharmacist of the Year at PSA17 on Saturday The two winners are Carolyn Glazier from WA, and Seema Khiani from ACT/NSW. Presented …
10-year plan for PSA
HMR caps are inappropriate, wages are “appallingly low” and Australia is no longer a leader in professional services, says the new PSA president PSA’s newly elected national president, Dr Shane …
National real-time monitoring system announced
The Federal Government will be working with the states to implement a system by end 2018, Health Minister tells PSA17 Health Minister Greg Hunt has announced the government will be …
A new contender
After nearly one year of My Chemist topping customer satisfaction for pharmacy, Terry White has stolen the crown Terry White Chemists has reached 90% customer satisfaction, earning it the top …
Pharmacist services not comparable to gas, electricity
Clinical services should be viewed though a health lens – not an economic lens, pharmacy leader tells King Review panel In response to the King Review’s Interim Report released last …
Do you talk about OTC meds?
Safe use of OTC medicines requires high-quality spoken and written medicine information – but consumers are often missing out Researchers from the University of Sydney’s Faculty of Pharmacy, in partnership …
Twitter roundup: July edition
Can you say it in 140 characters or less? Congratulations to Sandra Minas on being elected the new @NAPSA_Rx President! Look forward to an awesome yr and seeing you at …
Mental health consumers feeling “disempowered”
A perceived lack of medicines information from pharmacists is leaving mental health consumers feeling uninformed Following our popular story delving into 13 reasons why pharmacists should care about mental health, here …