Honours scarce for pharmacy
There were no Queen’s Birthday Honours for service to pharmacy, although some pharmacy identities were recognised with an award Pharmacy was strangely absent in today’s Queen’s Birthday Honours list …
Building cultural sensitivity
Pharmacists are becoming more aware of their need for cultural education and awareness, and the work of Johnny Briggs has been a big part of this awakening The AJP’s Chris …
A deluge of change, and work
Where was the help for overworked pharmacy staff? Pharmacists missed out on support while dramatic changes impacted practice during the pandemic, survey finds Digitisation has been fast-tracked, as has electronic …
The top ten
A warning from the Department of Health heads the list of the most read stories on our website over the last month A warning from the Department of Health on …
Crossing the rural divide
Which pharmacists are more likely to work in rural and remote locations? A new study identifies three demographic factors that predict non-metro practitioners Male pharmacists, older pharmacists and those who …
Opposition team revealed
Anne Ruston is confirmed as the coalition’s Health spokesperson as Peter Dutton names his shadow cabinet Senator Anne Ruston has been confirmed as the Shadow Minister for Health and Aged …
Market staying strong
Buyer and seller confidence remains high in the community pharmacy sales market, survey reveals Confidence in the market “remains quite strong” according to the latest iteration of the Attain Pharmacy …
Pharmacists call for action on NPS cuts
Restore NPS funding to its rightful levels: pharmacists pen open letter to the new Minister calling for the overturning of cuts Pharmacists have flocked to add their names to an …
Fix your labels
Medicine labels need to change to prevent confusion by those less proficient in English, say researchers who trialled ‘enhanced labels’ Australian researchers have tested two different models of enhanced medication …
Leading the market
The impact of the pandemic has been demonstrated with antivirals filling two of the top three best selling pharmaceutical product places for 2021 COVID has presented the global pharmaceutical industry …
Welcome, Minister
Mark Butler awarded the Health portfolio as Labor’s ministerial team is revealed, with a health role for pharmacist Emma McBride Incoming Prime Minister Anthony Albanese unveiled the ALP’s new Ministry …
Changing practice
The massive surge in vaccinations during the pandemic has had huge repercussions on models of practice in community pharmacy Widespread adoption of several changes to the service model of immunisation …
