Strong opinions
Workplace issues and discussions of the role of pharmacists dominated our top 10 opinion columns for 2021 The 10 most clicked opinion columns on our website this year were heavily …
The best advice
What were our ten best read business columns for 2021? It’s been a couple of years of turmoil and uncertainty, and this is true for the business side of pharmacy …
The pandemic strikes back
We titled our review of 2020 “A year like no other”. How wrong could we have been? Let’s look back at the second half of 2021… July • Sydney and …
The top ten: Features
Pay, ethical dilemmas, practice change, vaccine developments. Let’s look at the ten most read AJP features for 2021 It’s time to look at the key stories that our readers have …
Seizing the moment
The pandemic provides the opportunity for pharmacy to retain some of its new areas of practice, and to play a greater role in monitoring supply shortages Pharmacy has the chance …
Schedules to stay the same
TGA rejects proposals to downschedule more ibuprofen products and Chinese medicine ingredients Proposals for the downscheduling of ibuprofen and some Chinese medicine ingredients have been rejected by the Therapeutic Goods …
Finalists announced
The six finalists in the running for Pharmacy of the Year 2022 have been revealed The Pharmacy Guild of Australia has revealed the six finalists in the running to be …
2021: The pandemic strikes back
We titled our review of 2020 “A year like no other”. How wrong could we have been? Let’s look back at the first half of 2021… For many people in …
No justification for vax remuneration
Pharmacy’s work is not being properly recognised in financial terms, MP tells Parliament Australia’s pharmacists are not being adequately remunerated for the training, time and expertise involved in vaccinations, MP …
Pharmacy shampoo recall
Consumers warned to stop using a shampoo sold by leading discount pharmacies due to bacterial contamination fears An urgent recall order has been issued for a shampoo sold in discount …
More questions over label changes
Pharmacy groups have welcomed proposals to alter the advisory labels of a number of medicines, although questions have been raised over new indications for lidocaine The proposals are part of …
Changing the label
Pharmacists question proposed label and advisory changes for OTC mometasone preparations Both the Pharmacy Guild of Australia and the PSA had concerns over the proposed new advisory statements for labels …