News
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NZ fake script alert
Tuesday | Aug 15 2017PHARMACIES in New Zealand have been warned to stay alert for "prescription fraud," with several pharmacies in the Auckland region targeted in recent days.
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Guild smartphone app
Tuesday | Aug 15 2017THE Pharmacy Guild has launched a new "member only" smartphone app, which has been developed in conjunction with the Guild's Vic and WA branches.
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Student finalists
Tuesday | Aug 15 2017THREE teams have progressed to the finals of the Pharmacy Guild of Australia's 2017 National Student Business Plan Competition.
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New ED for PSA
Tuesday | Aug 15 2017THE Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) has announced the appointment of Bob Buckham to the role of executive director (ED) of Policy, Advocacy and Innovation.
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Blackmores online CM courses
Tuesday | Aug 15 2017BLACKMORES has responded to healthcare and pharmacy professionals' requests for practical, relevant education about complementary medicine (CM) by launching a state-of-the art online learning platform.
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Pharmacist-GP rift widens
Tuesday | Aug 15 2017THERE has been a further escalation in the war of words between pharmacy and doctor groups, with the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners accusing the Pharmacy Guild and the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia of "undermining" collaborative efforts to reduce codeine related deaths.
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Dispensary Corner 14 Aug 17
Monday | Aug 14 2017NEXT week's solar eclipse in North America is providing a good example of why science education in schools is important.
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Aspen’s voriconazole
Monday | Aug 14 2017THE Therapeutic Goods Administration has posted an Australian Public Assessment Report (AusPAR) for Aspens's generic voriconizole, marketed as Vorcon in both oral and IV forms and approved for certain fungal infections - see tga.gov.au.
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Glucojel Express prize
Monday | Aug 14 2017FULL-TIME mother Amy Edwards, living on a small hobby farm in Tasmania, has won the $20,000 top prize in the Glucojel Express Yourself competition.