Dr Jenny Gowan, Author at AJP

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Stolen $746k gambled away Personal problems and feeling “underappreciated” by his employer were reasons a former Priceline Pharmacy manager gave for stealing nearly $750K from the pharmacy
Personal problems and feeling “underappreciated” by his employer were reasons a former Priceline Pharmacy manager gave for stealing nearly $750,000 from the pharmacy But the ... 7 Comments
65k per year for a manager...... doesn't excuse stealing like this but you pay peanuts-> unhappy staffJames Pham looooolCourtney Bradshaw Emily Liu 😂
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Posted: 2 days ago
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"Why is my prescription taking so long?!"
We love this poster spotted at our local pharmacy, which explains the work that goes into organising scripts for patients, making sure the process is a piece of cake 🍰👍👍
Australian Journal of Pharmacy - AJP is at Shands Pharmacy. 26 Comments
I did this as part of the Pharmacy Graduate Training Course. Memories!Joanne WalkerCaleb LeeXena LeeStella HoSamantha Margaret Liew Michelle Lee
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Posted: 3 days ago
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Disqualified after errors, going to work intoxicated A pharmacist had “glazed eyes” and “incoherent speech” and stumbled into objects when he showed up to work one day in 2016
A pharmacist had “glazed eyes” and “incoherent speech” and stumbled into objects when he showed up to work one day in 2016 The Pharmacy Board ... 4 Comments
Wowzers. While it is absolutely an issue that a pharmacist has Polysubstance Use Disorder, the comments on AJP to this ...Simone Manutahi tell Paul stop going to Village Vineyard on his lunchPaul Volpe
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Posted: 4 days ago
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What you said: Pharmacist recognition, workloads Comments roundup: What you said about pharmacist recognition, 'extreme' workloads 💬💬
Rounding up reader comments on our top stories from the past week Last week we heard from the Pharmacy Council of NSW about the pressures ... 2 Likes
Posted: 4 days ago
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The ‘hidden’ healthcare profession? Pharmacists believe they are seen as “shopkeepers” and do not feel adequately recognised as registered healthcare professionals, according to this UK study
Pharmacists believe they are seen as “shopkeepers” and do not feel adequately recognised as registered healthcare professionals Community and hospital pharmacists want to be recognised ... 1 Comments
Britany Hobbs foreseeing the future based on your little incident? 😅
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Posted: Last week
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Extreme workloads ‘a major problem’: PSA Pharmacists need more time to be able to do their professional role of medication dispensing appropriately, says the PSA
Pharmacists need more time to be able to do their professional role of medication dispensing appropriately, says the member organisation The PSA has responded to ... 6 Likes
Posted: Last week
Anthony Tassone
@A_Tass1
My latest op ed on the recent debate of Consumer Medicine Informatiom (CMI) leaflet availability from pharmacies @AJPEditor @PharmGuildAus Getting the information out https://t.co/LTCudRcYiE The AJP Retweeted
Posted: Last week
Shelita Dattani
@ShelsRx
@Al_Bursey @PharmGuildAus @AJPEditor Very frustrating that #pharmacists have to defend our scope, professional skills and judgment at the risk of compromising #patientsafety because of groups like this. Pharmacists provide a safe accessible and patient outcome oriented option as immunizers in primary care. The AJP Retweeted
Posted: Last week
Samuel Keitaanpaa
@SKeitaanpaa
@DrSuziNielsen @pharmerfour @AJPEditor @sheshypea NT medicines and Poisons got some great data from pharmacies in Darwin (pbs and non) which showed no real change in script volume up here. The AJP Retweeted
Posted: Last week
NAPSA
@NAPSA_Rx
With the recent media attention surrounding recreational drug use at festivals, NAPSA is proud to release a position statement supporting #pilltesting as a harm minimisation strategy. Together with the @yourAMSA, pharmacy students support research into harm minimisation. #napsa https://t.co/tuhd1d5TQb The AJP Retweeted
Posted: Last week
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Pain is not a symptom, it's a disease state "Pain is not a symptom, it's a disease," says Joyce McSwan, Managing Director of PainWise.
Here she speaks with AJP about trends in chronic disease management and taking a holistic approach to managing pain in the pharmacy. 2 Comments
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Posted: 7 months ago
Australian Journal of Pharmacy - AJP
CONSUMER-LED INNOVATION: A NEW APPROACH TO THE PAIN CATEGORY Innovation in managing #pain: We catch up with Andrew Prott, Learning and Development Manager at GSK to talk about their approach to the pain category. #sponsored #innovation #newproducts #pharmacy 4 Likes
Posted: 7 months ago

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