Replacing pharmacists with robots isn’t the answer to better productivity
Pharmacists aren’t just dispensing machines, argues Associate Professor Helen Dickinson, UNSW Helen Dickinson Associate Professor, Public Service Research Group, UNSW Reforming pharmacy services and the role of pharmacists is one of the recommendations …
Look-A-Like Sound-A-Like
Misinterpretation of Look-A-Like or Sound-A-Like medicines are among the many reasons for the incorrect supply of a medicine to a patient or carer Incident reports to PDL reveal certain patterns …
Medicines Management 2017 hits Sydney
Join pharmacy’s leading minds for Australia’s leading clinical pharmacy conference One of Australia’s largest pharmacy gatherings is set to make a splash in Sydney this month, and there’s still time …
Making the most of the upcoming peak period
What’s in a name? There are some key acronyms you need to remember to get your pharmacy fully geared up for the peak season, says Glenn Guilfoyle As pharmacy owners, …
Dying a good death: what we need from drugs that are meant to end life
Dying a good death: what we need from drugs that are meant to end life Betty Chaar, University of Sydney and Sami Isaac, University of Sydney Generally speaking, health care …
Why pharmacy must embrace technology
New technologies offer a lot to the emerging generation of young pharmacists, writes Shefali Parekh We are well and truly in the digital age, and technology has a lot to …
Getting on board
Pharmacy students have been invited to apply online for provisional registration with the Pharmacy Board of Australia Students who will soon complete an approved program of study can now go …
Why filters are not “safer”
Filters: a cigarette engineering hoax that harms both smokers and the environment Filters were engineered to make cigarettes taste better, and seem safer. from www.shutterstock.com Kathryn Barnsley, University of Tasmania …
PDL Update
2017 PDL Directors Election for the State of New South Wales This year voting will be required to elect one (1) Director for the State of New South Wales (with …
Pharmacy in any direction
Whether you’re a first year student, have just finished your degree, or have over 30 years’ experience, it can’t be denied that the pharmacy world is changing, writes Sandra Minas …
Forum: Things that make me shake my head in pharmacy
What are your facepalm moments? Things that make me shake my head in pharmacy, writes an AJP forum member: 1. Patients coming in without their glasses. I need to give them …
Opinion: Why are pharmacists referred to as ‘script monkeys’?
Pharmacists are accessible, qualified and highly skilled – so why are they referred to as ‘script monkeys’, asks Geoff March The role of a community pharmacist has traditionally focused on supplying …