News
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SHPA honours Ian Coombes
Monday | Nov 26 2018THE Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA) has named Associate Professor Ian Coombes as the recipient of Fred J Boyd Award, acknowledging his passion and dedication for practitioner growth, pharmacy research and developing leading pharmacy services.
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Pharmacists in home care initiative
Monday | Nov 26 2018UK prime Minister Theresa May has announced the rollout of a national scheme to assign teams including pharmacists to provide "personal care" to residents of aged care homes with the aim of reducing hospitalisations.
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Pharmacist reprimand
Monday | Nov 26 2018A VICTORIAN pharmacist has been found guilty of professional misconduct relating to stealing Schedule 8 drugs from two Chemist Warehouse pharmacies, falsification of records, forging scripts for alprazolam and self-administering the drug.
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Three over-65 flu vaxes for the UK
Monday | Nov 26 2018ENGLAND'S National Health Service has expanded the influenza vaccines which can be used to immunise patients aged over 65 in the 2019/20 flu season.
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Vitex for Badgerys
Monday | Nov 26 2018VITEX Pharmaceuticals has signed an agreement with the NSW Government for the development of a new pharmaceutical training and research facility at the Western Sydney Aerotropolis at Badgerys Creek.
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Oligosaccharides in foods consultation
Monday | Nov 26 2018FOOD Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) is calling for submissions on an application to permit two new substances in infant formula products and formulated supplementary foods for young children.
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Botanix R&D tax boost
Monday | Nov 26 2018LISTED medical dermatology company Botanix Pharmaceuticals has announced the receipt of a Research and Development Tax Incentive cash refund of $4.6m for the financial year 2017/2018.
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Dispensary Corner
Monday | Nov 26 2018
26 Nov 18A famous online acne expert has created a new game which is sure to become a grisly hit.
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MedAdvisor taps into AIR
Friday | Nov 23 2018DIGITAL medicines management company MedAdvisor has announced it will be integrating with the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) to support and streamline recording requirements for community pharmacy.