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Workforce issues key barrier to scope expansion: Tassie pilot
Patients were complimentary of service standards, but pharmacists reported costs, time and remuneration still stand in the way of expanded scope, a review found A review of a year-long Tasmanian …
World news wrapup: 1 October 2026
England reveals new no-tolerance policy on records snooping; Iran reports medicines shortage; US pharmacies face suit over pain cream claims England: The NHS has introduced a new policy whereby health …
COPD—beyond inhaler therapies with biologics
Debbie Rigby, advanced practice pharmacist Learning outcomes After completing this activity, pharmacists should be able to: describe the evolving role of type 2 inflammation and blood eosinophils in COPD; review …
Did it work? Closing the loop on risk management
USING THE PDL RISK MANAGEMENT GUIDE FOR PHARMACISTS This series introduces pharmacists to the PDL Risk Management Guide for Pharmacists, and how it can be used in everyday pharmacy practice …
The autonomic nervous system: what is it and what does it do?
Back to Basics with Peter Carroll The aim of this series of articles is to revisit and discuss some fundamental pharmacological, physiological and therapeutic concepts with the overall objective of …
Pharmacist calls for greater protection
Community pharmacy owners need greater support to ensure the safety of their staff, patients and themselves, a proprietor tells the AJP after shoplifters turned violent in her store A pharmacy …
Over the horizon
What might be some of the outcomes of a ninth community pharmacy agreement, and what changes could these bring to community pharmacy? In the field of business, and in the …
Pharmacy in an AI world
Robots dispense. AI answers questions. What does a pharmacist do that technology cannot? The AJP’s chief pharmacist, Dr Brett MacFarlane asks As robots automate dispensing and AI delivers medicines information …
NAC issues thunderstorm asthma warning
Pharmacists are being urged to proactively counsel patients about the need to maintain good day-to-day control of their asthma ahead of the grass pollen season A decade on from the …
Allergic rhinitis relief starts with the right questions
Allergic rhinitis (AR) is often underdiagnosed and undermanaged.1,2 When patients present with allergy symptoms, a simple Spot it, Treat it, Check it approach can help guide the conversation. 1.Spot it …
‘You can be waiting weeks and weeks… to hear anything back’
Pharmacists are testing a new model that allows the profession to virtually conduct medication safety checks at discharge, with GP access cited as a barrier Virtual pharmacists could provide vital …
WHO updates contraception guidelines
New recommendations cover OCP use for extended periods, and mifepristone as an additional emergency contraception option The World Health Organization (WHO) has released new guidelines that offer alternative ways of …