Discount Drug Stores embrace online shopping

Pharmacy4U and Discount Drug Stores have joined forces to enable customers to shop online at an additional 100 pharmacies.

6minutes Online Video – Antibiotic Prescribing

As antibiotic use continues to rise, the NPS is this month launching a national campaign warning about the dangers of...

Patent expiries already hitting Pfizer profits

Generic competition is already hurting Pfizer's global profits, with results for the fourth quarter of 2011 showing a 24 per...

Homeopathy under attack as "undisciplined nonsense"

Leading scientists have written to every university vice chancellor in the country asking them to stop teaching "unscientific" complementary or...

Guild welcomes GSK's early price disclosure move

An early move to reduce the price of F2 medicines by manufacturer, GlaxoSmithKline, will help minimise stock shortages over Easter,...

Guild backs call for moratorium on pharmacy schools

No new schools of pharmacy should be accredited until accurate workforce data can be obtained, the Pharmacy Guild of Australia...

Students need broader career paths: Plunkett

With fears rising of a potential oversupply of pharmacists, graduates should be trained to work in non-traditional roles, Warwick Plunkett,...

Pharmacy students rate lecturers online

We all know that social media is now an ever-present part of our lives. However there is concern over certain...

Pharmacy students top class in identifying prescribing errors

Pharmacy students are superior to medical or nursing students when it comes to correctly identifying common medication errors, new research...

Lecturers shun students on Facebook

US pharmacy professors have unanimously agreed they would not send a “friend” request to a student on social networking site...

Cardiovascular polypill wins pharmacist support

A majority of Australian pharmacists would support the use of a cardiovascular polypill as one solution to poor medication compliance,...

Push for vitamin D check in all depressed patients

All depressed patients should have their vitamin D levels checked and supplementation could be considered in the elderly, those with...

Changes to location rules will cut pharmacy set up costs

Changes to pharmacy location rules will make it easier and less expensive to set up a new store, Kos Sclavos,...

Parents reluctant to use psychostimulants in ADHD

Parents of children with ADHD are usually reluctant to start treatment with psychostimulants due to safety fears and will try...

Supermarket Telfast sales under fire

The decision to exempt small packs of fexofenadine (Telfast) from scheduling has not been welcomed by all interested parties, newly...

Price disclosure to have no impact on pharmacy: DoHA

With legislation regarding price disclosure coming into effect today, the Department of Health and Ageing says pharmacies will not be...

True alcohol data to help policy makers

Accurate information on per capita consumption (PCC) of alcohol is essential for combating alcohol-related harm, according to researchers.

WA mandate Project Stop

Pharmacists in Western Australia (WA) will have to make real time electronic records of all of all pseudoephedrine products as...

GMiA code to level playing field: MA

Medicines Australia claims the conditions attached to the Generic Medicines Industry Association code of conduct will create a fairer market...

Board's May date in Darwin

Pharmacists in the Northen Territory will get the opportunity to meet with the Pharmacy Board of Australia, when it takes...

Pay, education help boost professional collaboration

Involvement in professional pharmacy services can boost collaboration and trust between GPs and pharmacists, Australian experts say, but the interactions...

Pharmacies see sick certificate surge after media report

Record numbers of customers have presented at community pharmacies seeking medical certificates after media reports highlighted the issue and generated...

National pharmacy chlamydia screening touted

The success of an ACT pharmacy-based pilot program for chlamydia testing has triggered calls by academics for the program to...

Embrace improvements or remain on the fringe, pharmacists warned

Community pharmacists need to decide whether they want to fully embrace the changes necessary to improve their non-prescription medical services...

Dubbo store claims Pharmacy of the Year award

The 2011 Pharmacy Guild of Australia’s ‘Pharmacy of the Year’ award has been won by a country NSW pharmacy which...