Major overhaul of Professional Practice Standards; Sim
And PSA national president reminds Health Minister “pharmacists are your solution to a stronger primary care” A major “next generation” rebuild of Professional Practice Standards (PPS) was launched on the …
Big American investor buys the EBOS ‘dip’
US asset manager BlackRock snaps up cheaper shares in wake of Chemist Warehouse contract loss shock Gargantuan US asset manager BlackRock has been buying and selling significant amounts of EBOS …
2.2 tonnes of blister packs recycled in 8 months
National and Viatris extend recycling deal in NSW, SA, Vic first Friendly society organisation National Pharmacies and generic pharmaco Viatris will expand a blister-pack recycling deal which during its eight-month …
Pharmacist cannabis program premieres in August
Brisbane-based CPD-accredited training claims to be first of its kind A plea from community pharmacists for further training around medicinal cannabis has spawned what is claimed to be Australia’s first …
Price protection alive and well in pharmacy
July 1930: price-fixing defended as automatic dispensing machines make an appearance – while doctor’s handwriting comes under the microscope Under the headline “PRICE PROTECTION” the AJP vigorously defended the rules …
API strike ends after close to a month
‘In-principle agreement’ for Victorian distribution centre An in-principle agreement over pay and working conditions has been reached between Australian Pharmaceutical Industries (API) and the United Workers Union (UWU) for the …
Pharmacy profit collapse of ‘30% or more’
Double-dispensing to create “profitability crisis” like 2000s generic price cuts; analyst report Sixty-day dispensing will trigger a pharmacy “sector crisis” going all the way from frontline pharmacies up to wholesalers, …
Kiwi doctors urge end to consumer drug ads
Combined bodies push for end to “biased, overly optimistic” pharmaco advertising An open letter calling for an end to New Zealand’s unusual direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription medicines has been published …
PSA welcomes Qld Govt’s sudden no cost ‘flu vaccine announcement
State-wide vaccines for all-comers from 22 July on back of huge influenza B outbreak The Queensland Government’s announcement of state-wide, no-cost influenza vaccinations for everyone in the state from Saturday, …
Narcotics, TV advertising and a university degree
July 1958; Apprenticeships ditched as Sydney pharmacy university degree set to begin in 1960…and international narcotics convention on the way One of the top AJP stories in July 1958 was …
TGA hits vaping outfit/director with $106k in fines
Nature’s Puff latest to fall foul of Govt vaping crackdown Eight infringement notices totalling $105,600 have been issued to trans-Tasman operation Nature’s Puff Pty Ltd and one of its directors …
AFT launches on Amazon
Deal with Sell Global moves Kiwi battler onto US and Australian Amazon sites Feisty New Zealand outfit AFT Pharmaceuticals has launched own-branded online stores on the US and Australian Amazon …