New therapy on the way
A new Pharmacist-Only smoking cessation medicine is soon to be available A smoking cessation medicine newly available and approved in Australia has been listed as a Schedule 3 (Pharmacist-Only) medicine. …
Cough medicines in the spotlight
Scheduling decisions have been made for leading cough and cold products Two widely used cough suppression treatments were considered for rescheduling at the March 2024 meeting of the Therapeutic Goods …
The top 12: Business advice
60-day dispensing, budget developments, major mergers and more, what our readers have been reading to keep up with business news These are the twelve best read business columns in the …
Aged care funding revealed
New government commitment gives ‘first opportunity’ to community pharmacy to provide aged care role, with Guild giving ‘in principle’ support The federal government has announced it is providing $333.7 million …
The top 12: feature articles
Ozempic, budget news, banner groups and the growth of credentialing: the 12 best read feature articles so far in 2024 These were our top 12 feature articles in the first …
The top 10: Webinars and podcasts
What were pharmacists watching, and listening to, in the first half of the year? More and more of our readers are participating in, or listening to, our audiovisual offerings. These are …
Confidence on the rise
Pharmacy sales market is strongly on the rebound, the latest Attain market sentiment survey finds The Eighth Community Pharmacy Agreement (8CPA) has been reacted to positively by the pharmacy sales …
The top 20
Half of the year is already gone. What were the stories you were reading in the first half of 2024? These were the 20 best read stories on the AJP …
The top 10
Minister ‘marched out’ of pharmacy, Sigma/CWH merger, Endone issues and salaries rising: what you’ve been reading recently These were the ten most read stories on our website from 10 June …
Events update
A look at some of the upcoming events on the pharmacy calendar The world comes together The 2024 World Congress of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences will take place from 1 …
Warning issued over widely used medicinal herb
A herb used in around 100 listed medicines is linked to allergic reactions, including anaphylaxis, with reports increasing since 2019, the TGA says Medicines containing the herb Andrographis paniculata (andrographis) may …
Vaping consultations continue: Minister
Government talks with pharmacists over new vape provision legislation are continuing says Health Minister Mark Butler, highlighting the role of one organisation in particular The federal government is engaged in …