New banner group flagged
Hospital group flags community pharmacy push Leading private hospital group Ramsay Health Care is set to launch a major push into operating community pharmacies. In a briefing to announce the …
Tapping into self-care expansion
Role in heartburn advice illustrates pharmacists’ potential for patient self-care support The treatment of heartburn provides a valuable case study in how the role played by pharmacists in aiding and …
Women in pharmacy: the leadership gap
Does community pharmacy lag in bringing women to the fore, while other areas of pharmacy move forward? The votes are already flowing in for our poll to determine pharmacy’s 10 …
Pharmacy: 10 Women of Influence
Our poll enters its last week… vote now to help identify the women who are leading the profession into the future Well over half of all Australian pharmacists are women, …
Pharmacy by numbers
Seven key statistics that show the state of community pharmacy The Pharmacy Guild of Australia’s latest Survey of Independent Pharmacy Operations in Australia has provided a statistical snapshot of the …
A hidden gem: SAVORY & MOORE PHARMACY
The University of Melbourne hides a treasure house of pharmacy history Tucked away close to the Royal Melbourne Hospital in Royal Parade lies the Brownless Biomedical Library, University of Melbourne, …
Script sales in decline
Independent community pharmacies are suffering a downturn in a number of key performance metrics, according to a new survey. Findings from the Pharmacy Guild of Australia’s latest Survey of Independent …
An epic achievement
Pharmacy ground-breaker named in national innovator list Epic Pharmacy has been named in the Australian Financial Review Top 50 Most Innovative Companies for their development of digital health tools – Medication …
Supplement guideline failure
Three quarters of pregnant women are not adhering to recommended folic acid and iodine supplementation guidelines An online survey of 857 pregnant women found only 23% adhered to iodine supplement …
AJP now on Saturday
We wish to introduce the AJP Daily Saturday matinee edition Such has been the response to our AJP Daily newsletter since its launch on 1 March, that we are now …
A game changer on lifetime learning
In December 2015 the Pharmacy Board of Australia (PBA) made a decision that was a game changer for Australian pharmacists, says Joe Demarte, PSA national president That decision was to revise …
HMR caps still a concern
The issue of funding caps on the HMR and RMMR programs has again raised its head during a discussion of professional service trials. In a panel discussion at the recent …