The top ten
What were the ten most read stories on the AJP website over the last month? The last month saw Chemist Warehouse, legal issues and wages again dominate the news on …
What the Guild wants
Guild chief negotiator lays out 7CPA aims and ambitions, with dispensing to remain central, but a greater focus on consultation Protecting and reinforcing the viability of pharmacy’s core role of …
Hard bargaining
The Federal Government is planning on having the Seventh Community Pharmacy Agreement signed, sealed and delivered by the end of the year, a senior bureaucrat says Speaking at the Pharmacy …
We’re back
We’ve been experiencing technical issues, but AJP Daily and the AJP website are now back online We’ve been experiencing website delays due to unprecedented usage of our website and other …
Choosing the right language
Pharmacists are learning to adapt their approach to improve medicine use among culturally diverse communities Community pharmacists working in culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities have demonstrated how they are …
Behind the counter
Upscheduling of Panadol Osteo confirmed by TGA, but change pushed back till 2020 The TGA’s Advisory Committee on Medicines Scheduling (ACMS) has confirmed its earlier decision to re-schedule modified release …
It was twenty years ago….
AJP publisher clocks up 20 years Congratulations are due to David Weston, CEO of APPco, the publishers of the AJP. David has, as of the 9 August, recorded 20 years …
City folk and country folk
Do rural and urban community pharmacies actually differ in the services and practice models they offer? It’s often stated that practising as a community pharmacist in rural and regional Australia …
A lot of pain
Pharmacy still leads supermarkets as the preferred source of pain medication, with one in seven choosing CWH New data has revealed that pharmacy is still the primary source of pain …
Pointing out the benefits
Getting your point of sale systems working most effectively can benefit your pharmacy on a number of different levels It goes without saying that point of sale is the crux …
A job well done
Long-serving Queensland Guild director calls it a day after 25 years Robyn Ede, the long-serving director of the Queensland branch of the Pharmacy Guild of Australia has announced her resignation, …
Changing the code
Raft of recommendations made to help small businesses meet ‘ambiguous’ fair dismissal obligations Fairness and removal of ambiguity are the crucial outcomes for small business from an overhaul of the …