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World news wrapup: 22 September 2016
We take a look at pharmacy news around the world Aberdeenshire, Scotland: Specially trained pharmacists will now be able to prescribe an antibiotic to women aged 16 to 65 with …
Anti-vax film screening slammed
AMA head calls on film festival director to pull screening in Victoria in the interest of public health Vaxxed: From Cover-Up to Catastrophe, directed by discredited former gastroenterologist and medical …
CAMs: meeting consumer needs
Pharmacy support staff sell complementary medicines with the aim of meeting consumer expectations, but may not consider evidence of product efficacy, research suggests Australian pharmacy academics conducted interviews with a …
Early egg, peanut introduction could reduce allergy risk
Introducing egg or peanut to infants’ diet early is associated with a lower risk of developing an allergy to these foods, new study finds In a study appearing in the …
Terry White plans ‘transformational’ year
The Terry White Group is committed to further network expansion and the next 12 months will be “transformational” to the company, its CEO Anthony White says. The group has just …
Naomi Murray is ACT Pharmacy Assistant of the Year
Naomi Murray from Mitchell Discount Pharmacy is the ACT GuildSuper Pharmacy Assistant of the Year. Judges selected Naomi from seven other ACT finalists and she says it was a “big …
Guild Academy launches CPD learning plan
Pharmacists can use the free online tool to meet the Pharmacy Board of Australia’s CPD requirements The tool, called myLearning Plan, will be available from next week on the myCPD …
“30 seconds to open the safe”
Police are investigating an armed robbery in Sydney’s north in which a pharmacy assistant was forced to her knees by a man armed with a knife Yahoo7 News reports that …
‘I will do whatever it takes to make sure she doesn’t fall pregnant to him.’
Despite celebrities’ concerns, refusal of third-party EC supply can sometimes be justified, pharmacists have told AJP Over the weekend former Home and Away star Christie Hayes wrote a blog on Mamamia …
Pharmacy Guild president to present at ASMI
Tambassis set to talk about ways non-prescription industry can leverage pharmacy Pharmacy Guild of Australia’s President George Tambassis will cover the 6CPA, MedsASSIST and more in his plenary session at …
Tesco feeling the heat of locum boycott, says One Voice
The locum boycott of UK supermarket pharmacy Tesco is getting a lot of support – to the point where there may be an unofficial raising of pay The boycott was …
PSA welcomes Sansom Review response
The PSA has welcomed the Government’s long-awaited response to the Samsom Report. “PSA noted that the Government accepted the Review Panel’s recommendation to develop a more comprehensive post-market monitoring scheme …