ED handbook for pharmacists
Pharmacists get evidence-based guidance to support men’s self-care to manage erectile dysfunction The International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) is rolling out a new handbook to help pharmacists to provide support to …
‘People my age were actually getting excited’
Pharmacy veteran George Tambassis expected young pharmacists to be excited about full scope of practice – and was delighted to see that pharmacists of all ages and situations are keen …
Rural pharmacy needs ‘fit for purpose’ funding model: RIPAA
Training costs are just one of the hurdles that need to be overcome to enable rural pharmacies to deliver full scope services, an advocacy group says State and federal governments …
Pharmacy’s magic number
There is a key metric that pharmacy owners need to use to answer the crucial question of how they improve both patient outcomes and business performance. In 1897, Amos Dolbear, …
Interest in StrongRoom AI revealed
Administrators handling StrongRoom AI attracted several final offers for the fallen pharmatech, with a report to creditors recommending liquidation and suggesting the company may have been trading while insolvent The …
Sleep services in practice: helping patients get a good kip
Pharmacist Todd Marion has been running his pharmacy sleep service in Kiama for more than a decade. He talks inspiration, challenges and how pharmacists might expand their scope More than …
The week in review
Confusing discount dockets raising consumer group concerns, Trump’s crackdown on pharma prices and calls for better pharmacy theft protection were among the stories capturing our readers this week Pink and …
How Sigma got CWH merger across the line
The competition watchdog has shared more details about why it didn’t block the Sigma/Chemist Warehouse reverse takeover late last year The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) said it wouldn’t …
Credentialed pharmacist to lead PSA Tasmanian branch
Interdisciplinary champion elected president of the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia’s Tasmanian branch Credentialed pharmacist, Joanne Gross, will succeed Mark Kirschbaum as leader of the Tasmanian branch of the PSA. …
Government to subsidise full scope training
A state government is investing $5 million to fund postgraduate training to enable pharmacists to deliver expanded services to their communities Funding will be allocated to subsidised training for Tasmanian …
‘Tobacco product selling is the wrong place to draw the line’
Should pharmacies sell cigarettes – and is warning customers about the dangers of smoking a reason to do so? It’s May 1975, and the hot topic at the Australian Journal …
Will Aussie pharma pay for Trump’s crackdown?
US President Donald Trump signed an order to bring down American drug prices and “end global freeloading”, with early – but transient – consequences for local manufacturers The United States …