An epic achievement
Pharmacy ground-breaker named in national innovator listEpic Pharmacy has been named in the Australian Financial Review Top 50 Most Innovative Companies for their development of digital health tools – Medication Manager …
Health Check: should kids be given antibiotics in their first year?
Health Check: should kids be given antibiotics in their first year?Penelope Bryant, Murdoch Childrens Research InstituteTwo-thirds of children have already received antibiotics by the time they are one year old. …
Labels don’t reduce medicine-related crashes: study
A study examining the effectiveness of colour-graded pictogram labels has concluded that they don’t work to reduce medicine-related traffic crashes.The study, published in the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, examined …
Hospital patients encouraged to ask medicines questions
Patients in hospital should feel comfortable asking questions about their medicines, says the SHPA.The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia is supporting NPS Medicinewise’ Be Medicinewise Week, which has a …
Business plan competition finalists to pitch live
The Pharmacy Guild of Australia has announced the three finalist teams in its National Student Business Plan Competition.Three teams, from a total of 16 entries, have successfully progressed through the …
Guard bashed outside Chemist Warehouse
A Sydney security guard has been brutally bashed by an alleged shoplifter outside a Chemist Warehouse.The Hornsby Advocate’s Nigel Gladstone reports that the 39-year-old security guard was left with “a …
ABC announces partnership with Swisse Wellness
The health supplements brand will receive exclusive branding and advertising across Australia Plus online platforms, digital and social media channels, and TV serviceABC International, a division of the ABC responsible …
Nurse guilty after giving Risperidone to wrong patients
An aged care nurse has been found guilty of professional misconduct after tampering with patients’ Webster packsBrian McLean, who at the time worked for McLeay Valley House, a Thompson Health …
Paracetamol: What you said
AJP asked readers if this ‘go-to’ drug is effective for acute and chronic pain conditionsRecently the Director of Pain Research at the University of Oxford, Professor Andrew Moore, argued that …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby presents the latest in research news pertinent to pharmacy Australian clinical guidelines for the management of acute coronary syndromes 2016The National Heart Foundation of Australia and Cardiac Society …
Penalty rates debate reaches critical point
Pharmacy owners and employee pharmacists dig in their heels as Fair Work Commission’s decision on review of weekend penalty rates draws nearThe commission, which began the review in 2014, is …
Crookwell pharmacy and community support injured local
When local footy player Bradley Hayes was badly hurt during a Rugby League match, the staff at Soul Pattinson Chemist in Crookwell, NSW, knew it was time to rally around …