We want to hear from you on King review: Ley
The release of the King Review discussion paper today demonstrates the Turnbull Government’s commitment to ensuring Australians get the best experience possible from community pharmacy, says Health Minister Sussan Ley.Minister …
King review paper queries CPA need, schedules
The King Review discussion paper has been released, incorporating 140 wide-ranging questions which include the need for Community Pharmacy Agreements, and whether S2 and S3 medicines should be restricted to …
Guild welcomes release of King report
The Pharmacy Guild of Australia has welcomed the release of the discussion paper of the Review of Pharmacy Remuneration and Regulation.The discussion paper raises many thought-provoking questions about the pharmacy …
The Slap: bearing pharmacy’s pain
Pharmacy is under a lot of pressure, writes Mouhamad Zoghbi—but does keeping worries to yourself help your team?I’d like tell you about something that happened at my home recently. I …
“I was addicted to them. I was desperate.”
A NSW doctor fooled colleagues and pharmacists with falsified scripts for OxyContin that ended up totalling 2,856 tablets The 34-year-old doctor had been deregistered for at least three years after …
Suspended after net pharmacy ‘infiltrated by addicts’
A British pharmacist has been suspended for 12 months and his wife given a warning after an internet pharmacy business was allowed to be “infiltrated by addicts” seeking Codeine Linctus.David …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby presents the latest research news relevant to pharmacy Heart Failure Outcomes With Empagliflozin in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes at High Cardiovascular RiskIn patients with type 2 diabetes …
Standing our ground
Pharmacy does have a vital, and needed role in mental health care, Guild arguesThere is demand and need for community pharmacy to play a vital role in mental health care, …
Top 20 pharmacy assistants in each state announced
The top 20 pharmacy assistants in each state and territory of Australia have been named, as part of the 2016 Pharmacy Guild of Australia/GuildSuper Pharmacy Assistant of the Year Award …
Poll: do you want to expand your role?
Are you keen to expand your role—or worried about workload and pay?Last week, the Grattan Institute’s Dr Stephen Duckett said that using pharmacists’ skills to take the pressure off doctors …
Pharmacy workforce to evolve
Pharmacy will have to evolve as technologies are introduced and refined, says Kristin Michaels, CEO of the Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia.Michaels was addressing the two day Future Summit, …
Depression, unhealthy lifestyle link goes both ways
Researchers following the progress of 1,200 people for five years have found strong links between unhealthy lifestyles and depression.Researchers at the University of Tasmania’s Menzies Institute for Medical Research studied …