New head for API
“It’s been a great journey”: CEO and managing director steps down after 17-year contribution, as new leader takes helm of API Wesfarmers’ Managing Director of Health Emily Amos will take …
GPs welcome vaping ‘back down’
Doctors welcome the pause of a controversial e-cigarette scheme, as WA’s chief pharmacist issues a warning on children vaping nicotine The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners has welcomed the …
Appartamento Privato
Thoughts of past travels lead Angelo Pricolo to remember his visit to the Vatican pharmacist and pharmacy Travel can open doors you never knew existed. As a young graduate one …
TGA seeks advisory committee members
Its seven statutory committees will soon have 46 vacancies The Therapeutic Goods Administration is looking for applicants to join its seven advisory committees which consider the regulation of medicines, vaccines, …
Morning after pill refusal not discrimination: jury
A pharmacist who refused to fill a woman’s script for emergency contraception did not discriminate against a woman on the basis of sex, a US jury has found Andrea Anderson …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Patients’ Opinions towards the Services of Pharmacists Based in General Practice In this survey conducted across 6 general practices in the …
‘I actually couldn’t believe it.’
A pregnant patient in the UK has complained after two different pharmacies refused to supply aspirin, as Australian doctors urge pharmacists to consider the evidence A pregnant woman has written …
Pharmacist prescribing of antivirals a ‘no brainer’
Pharmacy groups call for pharmacist initiation of COVID-19 oral antiviral medicines as demand skyrockets, but GP group says doctors should remain mainstay The Pharmacy Guild and the PSA are calling …
Intern’s ‘tragic’ pain history before S8 thefts
A Tribunal has examined whether a former intern’s impairment constituted “a fundamental deficiency of character and integrity so serious to warrant his removal from the profession” A former pharmacy intern …
Finding the best rate
Capitalisation Rate versus adjustments: what’s more important in a pharmacy business sale? Natalie Sirianni explains the calculations you need to know When I’m selling a pharmacy business, the first question …
The week in review
A many-sided stoush about vaping and pharmacy kickbacks, COVID news and the PSA conference all made news this week This week saw controversy over vaping rear its head, with News …
The evolution of pharmacy
In this podcast, pharmacists discuss the evolution of the profession’s role, along with the challenges, and excitement and opportunities, that this brings Our podcast host Carlene McMaugh speaks to a …