Cost of medicines in the spotlight
Pharmacist speaks up on need for affordable medicines as Parliament debates co-pay bill The federal government has tabled its National Health Amendment (General Co-payment) Bill 2022, bringing what it says …
Who has the most influence in 2022?
This is you last chance to nominate someone in our quest to identify pharmacy’s 12 Most Influential People It seems a long time ago now – back in pre-pandemic 2019 …
Emergency support
Continued dispensing rules ‘not fit for purpose’ say pharmacy leaders as they join other health stakeholders to call for more funding and support in disaster areas Pharmacy groups have joined …
Seven ways to reduce paracetamol self-poisoning
If implemented, recommendations from the TGA’s review of paracetamol overdose could mean more oversight and advice from pharmacy, says a leading pharmacist The Therapeutic Goods Administration has announced the publication …
Where are all the pharmacists?
Skilled migration is the only immediate solution to community pharmacy’s workforce shortages, says Guild president as he decries the hospital sector’s poaching of their staff “There’s no magic bullet for …
The top 10
What were the topics getting attention from AJP readers over recent weeks? Crime, medication errors and regulatory issues were top of mind for our readers during the previous month, according …
Scholarship winner revealed
WA pharmacist wins 12 month UK placement as part of global sponsorship program Grace Orr-Young, from Pharmacy 777 in Western Australia, is the recipient of the inaugural $50,000 Australia Health …
‘It’s going to get worse before it gets better’
Pharmacy Guild outlines practice scope expansion targets and calls for the reversal of emergency dispensing supply cuts, as it warns its members to prepare for more changes to come The …
The debate continues
AJP readers have been very strident and vocal with comments on recent stories, with debate especially centering on the ‘turf war’ over pharmacist prescribing Here are a selection of reader …
New team unveiled
Pharmacy student body names its full executive team for the next 12 months The National Australian Pharmacy Students’ Association (NAPSA) has announced its newly elected committee chairs for the 2022/23 …
Closing time chaos
August 1922: Arguments rage over compulsory six o’clock closing times, with pharmacists charged for defying the rule “Spirited controversy” had arisen in the Victorian press over the question of the …
The top ten
What are the hot topics that have been grabbing our readers attention over recent weeks? Errors, crime, difficult customers and turf wars are among the areas of interest to AJP …