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TGA to take on ad complaints single-handed
The TGA is set to simplify and improve the handling of complaints about advertising medicines and medical devices to consumers New arrangements will see the TGA take on the role …
Workforce woes: Part 2
A controversial report argues “absurdly low” wages of pharmacists are the elephant in the room Read Workforce Woes: Part 1 here. Last week AJP spoke with pharmacy recruitment specialist and CEO …
What’s up, doc?
Aussie GPs are prescribing between four and nine times as many antibiotics as they should be, according to MJA research Research led by Christopher Del Mar, Professor of Public Health at Bond …
Time for a check-up
Pharmacists are encouraged to mark National Diabetes Week (9-15 July) by re-evaluating their in-store diabetes services They are also being prompted to ensure staff are proactively engaging in meaningful conversations …
Soft discounters….stuck in the middle?
Bruce Annabel explains the predicament eating away at the profitability of soft discounters stuck in the middle of the pharmacy landscape The first verse of the 1972 song ‘Stuck in …
Taking care of your headache
Headache is the most common form of pain and a significant opportunity for pharmacists to offer advice and guidance for improved health outcomes. By Leanne Philpott According to the World …
Armed man attacks Craigie pharmacy
Pharmacy assistant threatened in armed robbery at Perth suburb pharmacy on Friday Police say a man entered the Community Chemist at Craigie Plaza on Eddystone Avenue at about 12.30pm on …
Compounding conundrum
Cautions issued to compounders who broke guidelines over replicating commercial products The Pharmacy Board of Australia has expressed concerns about pharmacists’ breaching compounding guidelines by preparing products that are …
Come gather round people….
Can the worlds of folk music and pharmacy be mixed? It would seem that folk music and pharmacy don’t mix, at least in the eyes of pharmacists who participated in …
The week in review
Pharmacists could be forgiven for having an identity crisis this week, after a slew of analogies were used to criticise the sector First, pharmacists’ scope of practice was compared to …
Why the backflip?
Jarrod McMaugh shares his concerns about Sonic’s withdrawal from Sigma’s in-pharmacy pathology screening program The news is extremely disappointing, and I feel it amounts to suppression of competition within the …
Pharmacies team up with BreastScreen Victoria
Pharmacies in Melbourne’s north-west are participating in a pilot advocating for breast cancer screening Between July and September, select pharmacies in Moonee Ponds, Ascot Vale and Maribyrnong will promote breast …