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Research Study – Pharmacists and patients with Atrial Fibrillation
Are you a pharmacist who would like to share your experiences relating to the management of AF? A study is being conducted by clinicians and researchers interested in improving the …
Safe use of medicines investment
For World Pharmacists Day today, Australia’s pharmacists have received an investment in research into their medicines interventions and expertise, plus extended Home Medicines Delivery Service and Continued Dispensing emergency arrangements …
Unreliable self-reporting in mystery shopper study
Pharmacists and pharmacy staff are not very reliable at self-reporting their own behaviour during non-prescription medicine consultations, study finds Researchers from the University of Sydney’s Pharmacy School recently sought to …
‘Pharmacists are more than capable and qualified to provide this service.’
A free COVID-19 vaccine could be available from as early as next year under an agreement signed Monday – and pharmacists are urging the Government to let them administer it …
Putting a dollar value on GP pharmacists
How much income can GP pharmacists generate? Researchers make a financial case for the practice pathway in Australia A pilot study led by pharmacy researchers at the University of Canberra …
A student’s reflection
Pharmacist and PhD candidate Dimi Hoppe contemplates the research journey and ‘thinking outside the box’ I can’t help but notice the similarities between the research journey and the mythological hero’s …
Spotlight on sexual misconduct
How many Australian pharmacists receive sexual misconduct notifications, either by a colleague, employer or patient? Research led by Dr Marie Bismark, from the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health …
Research roundup
Debbie Rigby takes a look at the latest in research news Interventions Delivered in the Community Pharmacy to Manage Allergic Rhinitis Pharmacists have a valuable role in the management of …
Men, and those aged 36-45 at higher risk of complaint
Fewer than 1% of pharmacists accounted for nearly a third of all complaints in Australia, according to new research A review of data on all pharmacists registered to practise in …
Diabetes med cardio boost
A multinational study involving Australian researchers has found more evidence for cardiovascular benefits associated with the newest group of oral medications used to treat type 2 diabetes New research has …
‘This is an extremely welcome result.’
New findings about the use of a steroid in treating COVID-19 constitute an “important step” in its management, says one pharmacy expert Researchers from the University of Oxford have released …
The week in review
All eyes were on Canberra this week, with the biggest news the signing of the Seventh Community Pharmacy Agreement in the nation’s capital on Thursday night Stakeholders have welcomed the …