Our latest articles
Keeping community pharmacy informed since 1886
It’s nearly holiday time
Here’s the AJP newsletter dates you need to know as we wind down to the end of 2019 It’s now the time we begin to wind down for the close …
Large review finds positive pharmacy impact
Community pharmacy-based interventions most likely have a positive effect on health behaviours, intermediate clinical outcomes and quality of life in patients, Cochrane review finds The Cochrane review set out to …
Warning over counterfeit benzos
A counterfeit benzodiazepine that is stamped to look like a pharmaceutical product is being illegally sold in Australia Etizolam, an unregistered benzodiazepine medication, is being illegally sold in Australia in …
Clinical tips: Food poisoning
This content is restricted. If you have already registered on the AJP website please login below, Or you can Register for free. Username or Email Address Password Remember Me Register …
Bin it
The NSW Government has moved on illegal drugs at music festivals, introducing the concept of amnesty bins Music festivalgoers will have a chance to discard illegal drugs into amnesty bins …
Anarchy in the NT
The Guild has warned that the Northern Territory is likely to face a “dangerous” pharmacist shortage in the next few years The decision by Charles Darwin University to cease accepting …
Woman suing two pharmacies after being denied emergency contraception
The US case brings to light concerns around conscientious objection at a time when a federal religious discrimination bill is being debated in Australia A woman has filed a lawsuit …
The old and the new
A wide range of articles made our 10 most-read features for 2019, including some from the recent past Careers advice, pharmacist prescribing, changing methods of practice, clinical articles and Chemist …
Science rules
The Australian Science Media Centre presents the top 10 science stories of 2019… It felt like much of the world was burning Australia’s 2019 fire season arrived early with devastating …
Who’s on top?
New Roy Morgan customer satisfaction ratings show TerryWhite Chemmart as the winner of the Chemist/Pharmacy of the Month Award for October 2019 TWC had a high satisfaction rating of 94%, …
‘Burning throats, difficulty breathing and burning eyes.’
Sydney pharmacists have been working overtime after the city was hit with an air quality index ten times the ‘hazardous’ level on Tuesday After weeks of haze covering Sydney due …
Toxic oils
Cases of poisoning from essential oil exposure are frequent and increasing in Australia, new research reveals A study published this week shows there were 4,412 calls made to the NSW …