Livelihoods under threat
Thousands of pharmacy and other retail jobs at risk from Jobseeker cuts as businesses and employees are set to suffer financially, MPs tell Parliament Federal parliamentarians have debated the impact …
“Pharmacy is heading into one of the most trying times in history”
December 1970: Pharmacy is set to face “astounding assertions” and “freak facts” at a parliamentary inquiry “Most of our leaders are agreed that pharmacy is headed for one of its …
Returning to the fray
Leading health bureaucrat returns to head up generics and biosimilars peak body Jane Halton, former Secretary of the Department of Health has been appointed as the inaugural independent chair of …
The climate crisis: a ‘clear and present need’
Experts are warning that Australia needs to be much better prepared for the health impacts of climate change Despite a “clear and present need, Australia still lacks a nationwide adaptation …
The Mo Foe outcome
Pharmacy was the winner as two journalists cast aside their vanity to raise money for PSS in the #MoFoes campaign AJP editor Chris Brooker (pictured before Mo removal) and Pharmacy …
Getting things back on track
APP2021 will tell delegates how pharmacy can survive and thrive in the post-COVID era; plus a virtual National Medicines Symposium will be held this month With the coronavirus pandemic resulting …
Updating the label
Pharmacists will be attaching new labels, with updated advice, to antibiotic packaging from early next year An article in the latest edition of Australian Prescriber is reminding pharmacists of changes …
New tool for asthma management
Cricket great and pharmacy leader join to welcome the launch of a new pharmacy-based asthma management product Former Australian cricket captain Michael Clarke was in Sydney this week to launch …
Heading the charts
What are the ten most commonly dispensed, and the ten most expensive drugs on the PBS at the moment? A drug used to treat eye conditions such as macular degeneration …
Festival pill tests backed by public
Almost two-thirds of Australians support pill testing at music festivals, according to new research that also reveals how opinions are highly polarised across the political spectrum. Data from the 2019 …
Division over scheduling decisions
Schedule changes confirmed for a number of commonly dispensed medicines, despite pharmacy opposition to some proposals The TGA has confirmed previous interim decisions to amend (or not amend) the current …
Getting rid of the barriers
What are the barriers currently preventing community pharmacists from playing a more active role in antimicrobial stewardship? New research may provide the answers Australian community pharmacists are aware of antimicrobial …