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Union sues FDA for access to abortion pill in pharmacies
American women can currently only get the drug from a clinic, medical office or hospital The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has filed a lawsuit this week that could allow …
Priceline to help Carols by Candlelight shine
Vision Australia has announced Priceline Pharmacy as the new presenting partner of Carols by Candlelight Vision Australia made the announcement on World Sight Day today (Thursday 12 October 2017). Priceline …
Poll: CPD preferences
How do you prefer to access CPD-accredited education activities? We want to know how our readers would prefer to complete their yearly education activities, so we know how best to …
World news wrapup: 12 October 2017
UK pharmacist jailed on terrorism charge; seven-month suspension following dispensing error death; Philippine pharmacists demand justice for slain colleague Nottingham, UK: A Leicester pharmacist has been jailed for six years …
Is My Health Record secure?
While the perception that e-health records are not secure persists among many health professionals, we look at the measures that have been put in place over the past few years …
Amazon entering pharmacy a “matter of when, not if”
While speculation has been brewing for months, analysts say it’s now only a matter of time — but the Guild says people will continue to visit pharmacies for meds advice …
PDL Update
2017 PDL Directors Election for the State of New South Wales This year voting will be required to elect one (1) Director for the State of New South Wales (with …
Call to extend NIP to pharmacies
This year’s severe flu season has highlighted that pharmacy can do more to help boost vaccination rates, says the Guild’s David Quilty And extending the National Immunisation Program to pharmacy …
Paperwork, rule changes barriers to workplace safety
A worrying 81% of Australian small businesses don’t fully understand their workplace safety obligations The Employsure Workplace Safety Index, conducted by Employsure, also found that only half of small businesses …
Pharmacy assistant union loses penalty rates bid
Two unions have lost a bid to overturn the FWC’s decision to cut penalty rates for pharmacy, retail and hospitality workers The Federal Court has ruled that the FWC met …
Which intervention changed docs’ antibiotic prescribing?
American researchers trialed three interventions to reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescribing… and two helped significantly Jason N. Doctor, of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, looked at how three behavioural …
Would you work in an ‘underground town’?
What life is like as a pharmacist working in this built-into-the-earth town Coober Pedy is an outback opal mining town in northern South Australia, where the desert climate has temperatures …