Has anyone seen this or participated. When following up with some of my regular GP HMR prescribers as to why I have not had any referrals of late they informed …

“Yet again OTC Chloramphenicol requests that may be inappropriate. The local beautician has been trained by their education bodies to recommend chloramphenicol ointment after tattooing eye line to keep it moist …

“I’m a bit confused as to how to tally up CPD hrs/credits. An mdBriefcase certificate of completion for “Effectively treating all degrees of allergic rhinitis” is accredited for 2 hours …

“Until a few weeks ago we would get through within 30 seconds to the IME line, but being on hold for 5-10 minutes seems to be the new normal at …

Over 40 comments have been posted to a thread in the AJP Discussion about pharmacy’s propensity to give away its services for free. Take a look and / or post …

“Not sure if anyone else has come across it yet but the Max quantity for Alprazolam has been reduced to 10 tablets. The 2 mg strength has also been removed …

“Neither API, Sigma nor Symbion own pharmacies. They simply do not. Never have, though the press keep saying they do.” Read the full post (and multiple replies) and / or …

Another very active and animated discussion is underway on the AJP Discussion Forum about pharmacy’s inclination to give away its services for free. More than 30 posts have so far …

“Community pharmacists will often describe a lack of career pathways, some take the risk and purchase a business, some engage in additional professional services such as medication reviews, becoming a …

“Why aren’t community pharmacies contracting their valuable services with the care providers in the community? Why do we continue to provide our valuable social and medical services without charge?” Post …

“I am pretty sure the topic I wish to raise in the AJP Forum has featured before, most likely in AusPharmList, but with the financial challenges currently assailing pharmacy, seemingly …

“30 years after attending my first meeting of stakeholders discussing the discharge of patients from secondary care (hospital) to primary care (community), we still seem to be trying to address …