‘It’s affected my life in many different ways.’
May is Crohn’s and Colitis Awareness Month, with people living with the conditions urged to share their experiences and reach out for support By 2022, it’s expected that more than …
Clinical tips: Mental health first aid
Pharmacists can be that one person who really makes a difference in mental health, writes Karalyn Huxhagen There are many bodies offering Mental Health First Aid courses e.g. Pharmaceutical Society …
Robber flees with cash
Police are investigating an armed robbery at Southport, in which a pharmacist was threatened with a firearm Police have released video of a man who went to a pharmacy in …
Ads referred to ‘serious’ conditions
TGA issues fine of $119,880 for alleged unlawful advertising of complementary medicines Global Therapeutics has paid penalties of $119,880 after being issued nine infringement notices issued by the TGA. These …
Keeping to the script
One year on from the launch of electronic prescriptions in Australia where are we at now? And what are the next steps? Was it only a year ago that Australia’s …
CWH in ‘IPO charm offensive’
Chemist Warehouse has reportedly begun courting several fund managers, potentially ready for the biggest float in years “Chemist Warehouse has launched an initial public offering charm offensive,” write Sarah Thompson, …
World news wrapup: 29 April 2021
Large chain pharmacists overworked and understaffed, study finds; man harasses Phuket pharmacy customers, wipes saliva on door; Kiwi pharmacists welcome health overhaul Ohio, US: The Ohio Board of Pharmacy has …
Patient-facing health workers exhausted
More than half of healthcare workers in this study were found to be suffering burnout A multi-country study conducted between March and June 2020 has found 67% of healthcare worker …
Pharmacists rate high on ‘ethics and honesty’
Pharmacists are still near the top of the list of well-regarded professions – but there’s been a big drop in their rating since COVID Roy Morgan Image of Professions Survey …
Clinical interventions: a ‘lost opportunity’?
Most pharmacists in this survey disagreed with the withdrawal of funding for clinical interventions Nearly 70% of pharmacists surveyed in the UTS Pharmacy Barometer 2020 said payment for the clinical …
‘There is no weaker vaccine.’
The Pharmacy Guild of Australia WA Branch has called on Channel Seven Perth to correct “misleading information” it aired on Tuesday, regarding community pharmacies and the National Immunisation Program Channel …
Have you entered Pharmacy’s Got Talent 2021 yet?
You can perform at the AJP stage at APP 2021 – or make like the Dispensary Assistants from Menai last year, and submit your entry remotely Above: Judging panel winner …