Confronting pharmacy’s ‘inconvenient truth’
Short-term thinking won’t be enough to fix the looming issue of stalled ‘real’ growth in community pharmacy. Bolder, proactive responses are needed An Inconvenient Truth was a documentary that screened …
Mother & Baby: The pharmacist’s role in postpartum support
What are the common health challenges encountered by women in the postpartum period? And what are the opportunities for greater pharmacist intervention in maternal health? The postpartum period, otherwise known …
Following a medicine’s journey
Wholesalers have talked disaster management, rural medicines access and shortage handling with pharmacists, on-site at a distribution centre Branch committee members and senior representatives from the Pharmacy Guild of Australia, …
Man sentenced after failed Xanax robbery
“People that work in shops such as these should be able to go about their business without being set upon by people like you,” said a judge as he sentenced …
JEV prevention push
Victoria has made the Japanese encephalitis virus vaccine available in 24 regional local government areas as part of its push to prevent infections Minister for Health Mary-Anne Thomas has encouraged …
Pharmacy must fight against Americanisation: Twomey
Politicians are being urged to avoid the temptation to relax pharmacy ownership and location rules Ownership and location rules must be protected to avoid the emergence of ‘pharmacy deserts’ …
More patients choosing community pharmacy for range of ailments
Full scope patient services reach a major milestone through Queensland Community pharmacies Queensland community pharmacies have now provided the 5,000th patient consultation delivered through the state-wide full scope program. Chris …
‘We want to minimise the distress’
Practitioners with lived experience of the notifications process are helping Ahpra and the National Boards continue their reform work Ahpra commissioned an Expert Advisory Group (EAG) in 2021 to gain …
The week in review
Pressure on medicine supplies, efforts to stop illegal vaping and leader announced for the First Nations Pharmacy Network were among our top stories this week Causes of drug shortages include …
Doctor lobby ‘scaremongering’: Guild
Medical groups accuse the Pharmacy Board of Australia of pursuing a “risky prescribing agenda” with endorsement consultation The Pharmacy Board of Australia is facing accusations that it is “working to …
MedAdvisor announces leadership shake-up
The pharmacy software venture has appointed a new managing director and chief executive Listed software company MedAdvisor Solutions has hired a new leader as it continues to try and unlock …
Unacceptable risk in violence against retail workers
“No one should fear for their life while stacking shelves and serving customers” Senate told Australian retail workers, including pharmacy staff, are facing “an unacceptable rise in violence and aggression” …