The top ten
Agreement, budget and $1 discount demise capture our readers attention It was a month of big announcements and events – the federal budget, the 8CPA, Pharmacy Guild election upsets and …
Pharmacy almost absent in honours list
Former TGA boss receives King’s Birthday honour alongside long-serving community pharmacists While a couple of long serving community pharmacists were recognised in the 2023 King’s Birthday honours list, it was …
Changes confirmed
A raft of interim scheduling decisions have been confirmed, with some new Pharmacy, and Pharmacist Only, products A number of scheduling changes, announced as interim decisions earlier this year, have …
No change to paracetamol
TGA rules out a general sale option for small effervescent, child resistant, paracetamol packs The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has confirmed a preliminary decision to reject a proposal to allow …
Covid: Has it really been so long?
It’s now been four years since the Covid-19 pandemic was declared. It has driven changes in pharmacy, as in so much of healthcare, and indeed society. Where are we currently …
A new era looms
SHPA announces its new constitution has been adopted, with a change to its board and a new Trans Tasman deal Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA) members have voted …
Embrace the future
The future of hospital pharmacy is “undeniably intertwined with the evolution of AI”, say academics Pharmacists should “embrace and lead the agenda” in using artificial intelligence as supportive tools to …
The top ten
Perennial pharmacy news maker Chemist Warehouse was on readers minds over the last month, dominating our top ten story list These were the ten most read stories on our website …
The week in review
A reprieve for credentialed pharmacists, concerns over ongoing medicine shortages and calls to rationalise vax regulations were on the agenda during the week Department of Health and Aged Care Assistant …
The top ten
CPA, medication misadventure and scheduling changes head our most read stories list These are the ten top stories on the AJP website from 10 March to 11 April 2024: July …
Looking for the preferred pharmacy workplace
Community pharmacy is still a desirable location for pharmacy graduates, as study finds salary, opportunities and hygiene are driving factors for career progression A survey of a sample of pharmacy …
Scheduling shakeup
A raft of new scheduling decisions have been revealed, with a number of medicines set to be downscheduled, but no alteration to planned paracetamol changes A number of decisions have …