While use of a written assessment checklist prior to supply of emergency contraception (EC) by pharmacists improves patient assessment, it fails to increase appropriate medication supply, new [...]
The majority of pharmacy staff inappropriately supply non-prescription anti-fungal medication to treat vaginal thrush, indicating a need for new strategies to improve current practice, experts [...]
Politicians were reminded that Australia’s community pharmacy model must remain commercially viable if it is to fulfil its current role.George Tambassis, Pharmacy Guild of Australia national [...]
As supermarket giant, Woolworths eyes a push into the community pharmacy sector, the Federal Government is planning to restrict the power the big retailers have in the grocery market. n Bruce [...]
Pharmacists may soon be able to prescribe medications after the Council of Australian Governments’ Standing Council on Health approved the draft Health Professionals Prescribing Pathway.The [...]
