Five questions for pharmacists
Consumer group proposes a five question program for patients to ask to improve QUM, supports embedding pharmacists with GPs and aged care The Consumers Health Forum says it is “working …
Speaking up for pharmacists
Proper remuneration and representation is essential for pharmacists to work at their full scope of practice, says Emma McBride Speaking to AJP at APP2021, Emma McBride, pharmacist and MP said …
‘You are worth more to the landlord.’
Because pharmacies have been so resilient in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, landlords will be eyeing them seeking value Speaking at the Australian Pharmacy Professional conference on the Gold …
Where is community pharmacy?
Opposition questions why pharmacy is still marginalised from the bulk of the COVID vaccination process, despite recent small trial being announced Federal Opposition Health Spokesperson Mark Butler told APP2021 delegates …
Let pharmacists solve supply
Call to empower pharmacists to help improve medicine supply through therapeutic substitutions and continued dispensing Supply issues raised by the international COVID-19 pandemic were top of the agenda at the …
New developments in COVID pharmacy jab rollout
Full COVID-19 vaccine rollout delayed but Queensland trial to start soon, minister says Queensland community pharmacies will be the first to administer COVID-19 vaccinations, says the Federal Health Minister. Speaking …
Topping the charts
Discounters, crime and mistakes head our list of the ten most clicked stories during the previous month Chemist Warehouse, crime and regulatory error dominated our readership statistics over the last …
Medicine faces a crisis
May 1946: Plans for the socialisation and nationalisation of medical services imperil the future of pharmacy, AJP claims Far-reaching plans for the nationalisation of medical services in both Australia and …
Is harm minimisation working in pharmacy?
Pharmacy is still missing a few beats when it comes to provide effective harm minimisation support, a study finds, with stigmatising an issue While community pharmacies are well positioned to …
Business burden eased
Pharmacy Guild welcomes Budget business relief measures and digital support boost There were a number of measures designed to relieve the regulatory burden on small and medium sized businesses in …
Budget windfall for health
Big health budget boost with telehealth, aged care and mental health at the forefront, but little specific to pharmacy announced Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg released the 2021-22 Federal Budget last …
Chemists are not ‘men of affluence’
May 1921: A pharmacist fights back after the profession comes under attack as being a ‘sordid and soulless scandal’ Pharmacy was coming under attack from a number of different fronts, …