Medicine: Stop Wasteful Prescribing Habits

  Medicine: Stop Wasteful Prescribing Habits    THE Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) views with apprehension    the Health Ministry's strategy in tackling the problem of    over-prescription, rather than the underlying cause, by…

Clinical Newsletter

Administering non-prescription medicines Have you ever been faced with a patient experiencing chest pain, an asthma attack or symptoms of anaphylaxis in your pharmacy? How did you respond? How long would it take for an ambulance to reach your…

Australian Pharmacist 2011 Vo30 No.9

Australian Pharmacist 2011 Vo30 No.9 To successfully implement the changes required to transition pharmacy from a primarily dispensing role to one in which professional services arean increasing focus requires the full involvement of pharmacists…

PSA Broad is going Blue

PSA Broad Is Going Blue Blue September promotes such lifestyle decisions while also raising national awareness and being a fund-raising initiative for men’s cancer, supporting The Australian Cancer Research Foundation and Bowel Cancer Australia.…

Nominations Closing For PSA Excellence Awards

Nominations Closing For PSA Excellence Awards The PSA’s Pharmacist of the Year, Young Pharmacist of the Year and Lifetime Achievement Awards are the most highly regarded awards in the profession and represent the profession’s pinnacles…

Pharmacy Practice in Government

Pharmacy Practice in Government The large volume of reviews, reforms and new policy directions in primary health care, preventive health, hospitals and the Fifth Community Pharmacy Agreement are having significant and multiple impacts on the…

PGA Newsletter Vol.1 No.17,7th September2011

PGA Newsletter Vol.1 No.17,7th September2011 The Charter provides information on the rights of consumers and responsibilities of pharmacists, and the level of service consumers can expect to receive when visiting a community pharmacy.It allows…

PGA Newsletter Vol.1 No.16,31st August 2011

PGA Newsletter Vol.1 No.16,31st August 2011 The number of clinical interventions and other Fifth Agreement professional services recorded by pharmacies with the GuildCare suite of Programs continues to rise. GuildCare data is showing some…

Pregnant Women Urged To Seek Pharmacists’ Advice

Pregnant Women Urged To Seek Pharmacists’ Advice Pregnant women needing non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs have been urged to go to a pharmacy and seek professional advice from a pharmacist before making such purchases. National President…

Drugs Cross Talk in Traditional Chinese Medicine (T.C.M.) and Modern Medicine (M.M.)- Is It a Strategy Or a Ban for Patients ?

Drugs Cross Talk in Traditional Chinese Medicine (T.C.M.) and Modern Medicine (M.M.)- Is it a strategy or a ban for patients ?     How hard for general patient to be patiently wait to turn around while being really sickness. In order to…