E-prescriptions have provided many benefits but some problems remain, pharmacists say The transition from paper to electronic prescriptions has been met with a mixed response overall from primary care health …

Independent pharmacy job losses set to rise, Coalition Senator says, as Labor accuses the previous government of ‘bending over’ to Guild pressure The federal opposition continued to wage war on …

The continuing digitisation of most aspects of pharmacy is leading to exponential growth in the risk of cyber attacks and data breaches. What can pharmacies do?  Chris Brooker investigates While …

Pharmacy Guild and other groups voice support for a new Schedule 3 listing for celecoxib The Pharmacy Guild of Australia and other peak health stakeholder groups have supported a decision …

Community pharmacies need to do more to break down barriers for linguistically and culturally diverse patients, say academics Communication remains the greatest challenge for patients from culturally and linguistically diverse …

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The 60-day dispensing saga continues to dominate the pharmacy agenda. Let’s look at our best read stories over the last 30 days These were the ten most read stories on …

New research has revealed the level to which workload and workstyle is affecting pharmacists’ capacity to follow their own advice when it comes to dry eye  Eye health, and the …

Incidence of incorrect labelling on dose administration aids a ‘common bugbear’ for hospital staff  A recent Australian study has revealed a high prevalence of incidents relating to the labels on …

What’s coming up on the pharmacy events calendar?  Going offshore The 48th PSA Offshore Conference is to be held in Madrid and San Sebastian in Spain from the 7th to …

A community pharmacist demonstrates the importance of reaching out to the local community The AJP was recently invited by western Sydney pharmacy owner Curtis Ruhnau to see one of his …

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