Seeking feedback
Public consultation on new intern assessment tool In collaboration with the Pharmacy Board of Australia, the Australian Pharmacy Council (APC) is seeking feedback on the usability and practicability of proposed …
Engage with carers of patients requiring opioids
Healthcare professionals must include carers in vital discussions on opioids to improve medication safety and identify potentially harmful use, warns national body With opioid literacy an ongoing problem in Australia, …
Starting with a bang
Miranda Deakin and AJP editor Chris Brooker talk about the main events of day 1 of APP2021
Conscientious objection in pharmacy
Should pharmacists be mandated to supply medicines such as emergency contraceptives despite their personal beliefs? CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTION: The case for, by Leo Hamulczyk It is often assumed that conservative people, …
The tax situation
An update on the state of personal and business taxation in the wake of the Federal Budget, by HLB Mann Judd 1/ Personal Tax Personal tax rates unchanged for 2021–2022 …
Remote pharmacist shortlisted
Pharmacist Hannah Mann has been named a finalist in the Western Australian of the Year awards Ms Mann has three pharmacies in the remote northern part of the State which make …
What’s happening with pharmacy apps?
Pharmacist Ben Wilkins takes a look at the latest developments in the app landscape Pharmacists are familiar with the long-standing apps MedAdvisor and myPharmacyLink or their branded variations via banner …
Avoid being conned
Con artists are becoming more sophisticated, warns PDL in its latest practice alert PDL has observed a recent trend in pharmacists being duped into supplying medication, usually S8 or S4s …
In the footsteps of leaders
Pharmacy students are ‘in training’ to manage real-world business challenges By Therése Kairuz,1 Chris Piggott,2 Luke Kelly,2 Phil Dibben2 and Tracy Nickloes3 The picturesque Hunter Valley region in NSW is …
On Doxylamine
Following a recent AJP article about pharmacists denying doxylamine for morning sickness, Ron Batagol responds Earlier this week, the AJP reported on a letter written by Dr Debra Kennedy, director …
Pharmacy students undertake ‘hands-on’ role
How have students been involved in Australia’s high-stakes vaccination rollout? Alex Vo is 21. He’s a Monash pharmacy student in his fourth year – and, suddenly, also a key foot-soldier …
A pharmacist’s concern about the loneliness epidemic
Despite being the most technologically connected society in history, we are the loneliest, writes Jenny Kirschner I have always noticed the unspoken pain of loneliness in my patients. Maybe this …
