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Forum location has changed
We have made a few changes to the configuration of our home page menu. Access to the AJP forum via our home page has changed slightly as part of a …
Early measures, pharmacy support helping
Queensland’s Chief Health Officer has thanked community pharmacists working on the novel coronavirus frontline Chief Health Officer, Dr Jeannette Young, has briefed members of the Pharmacy Guild of Australia, Queensland …
All states and territories should follow ‘as a matter of urgency’
Emergency order enables Victorian pharmacists to supply S4s using digital images of scripts alone, reducing burden of having to organise or receive paper scripts The Victorian Department of Health and …
Hep C PBS changes
Hepatitis NSW has welcomed changes to the PBS that improve access to direct acting ant-viral medications that cure hepatitis C The changes, that came into effect from 1 April, include: …
Pharmacists living separately to protect family, patients
Frontline health workers will be offered free accommodation to help keep family members safe… but what about community pharmacists? The move, which includes NSW hospital workers including pharmacists, follows similar …
AJP: changes we need to make
There’s been some changes made to our website, plus an update on our Easter period newsletter schedule It’s almost time for the Easter weekend, undoubtedly the strangest one of our …
‘Be kind to yourselves at this time.’
How can you shift your mindset from surviving to thriving during these stressful times? Here are some practical, positive strategies from a fellow pharmacist and counsellor Hundreds of pharmacists and …
Webinar recording COVID-19: From surviving to thriving
Brought to you by the AJP and the Pharmacists’ Support Service, and presented by Helen Lowy, pharmacist and counsellor This one-hour webinar is designed to help pharmacists understand how the …
‘We can all be part of the solution.’
Doctor groups have expressed alarm at a drop-off in consultations, while pharmacists are providing the in-person component of services such as vaccination With the rapid growth in the use of …
Sigma says hello to Yello delivery
Sigma Healthcare has launched a delivery platform to provide a more convenient home delivery pharmacy service The service is in partnership with Australian logistics company, Drive Yello. The Yello Platform …
‘Now more than ever, we all need to be there for each other.’
A much-loved pharmacist is to be remembered with an endowed scholarship in Pharmacy at the University of Sydney On what would have been Andrew Tu’s 34th birthday, his widow, Eva …
Expanded powers
The ACT Government has moved to expand pharmacist vaccination in the Territory The Pharmacy Guild of Australia ACT Branch has welcomed confirmation that the ACT Government will lower the age …