NRT debate lights up
Calls for Pharmacy-Only e-cigarettes and liquid nicotine as Senate debates regulation and criticises ‘rent-seekers’ who want open retail sales There were mixed views over the future regulation and supply of …
Pregnancy warning
TGA now says artemisia containing products are not safe at any stage during a pregnancy as it expands product recall There are now seven products undergoing a recall due to …
Fair or unfair? Work act changes under fire
Fair Work amendments “fail Australian workers” and won’t boost jobs or pay in pharmacy, opposition claims The federal government’s proposed fair work amendments bill has come under sustained criticism from …
“Unscrupulous chemists”
February 1921: A disgruntled pharmacy “Judas” is under fire for sharing trade secrets in the national press The February 1921 edition of the AJP including the ocverage of a letter …
Tallying the numbers
Concerns raised over the number of elderly Australians using complementary medicines Almost three quarters of Australians aged 70 year and over are using complementary medicines regularly, an amount that raises …
Stick to the rules on COVID vax ads
Strict rules are in place over what and how you can advertise COVID vaccination services Pharmacies can use and display unaltered government provided material to promote COVID vaccination services, new …
What about the children?
What are the most important health issues affecting the nation’s children? We look into the latest reports and data on children’s health We often hear how the children of today …
Stock up on vitamins
Petition to Parliament calls for pharmacy to be at the centre of a nutrient supplementation program, while anti-vax citizens also speak up A petition presented to Federal Parliament this week …
Sertraline shortage warning
Sertraline shortage flagged as TGA also issues warning over herbal pregnancy medicines Australia faces a shortage of sertraline, which could clast until April, the Therapeutic Goods Administration has warned. In …
Embracing the challenges
Western Sydney pharmacists Curtis and Margaret Ruhnau undertook a total rebuild during the pandemic, and survived while retaining their community focus It’s now cliché that 2020 brought more than its …
The top ten
Chemist Warehouse is back on top of our list of the ten most read AJP stories during the previous month Once again a story about Chemist Warehouse has topped the …
Discount war over analgesics
February 1971: AJP warns against treating analgesics as ‘cut-price food’ as supermarket price war resumes Pharmacists in early 1971 were being advised to educate the public on the dangers of …