‘Endone meant to b destructed but I took it’
A pharmacist was leasing a home from his country town employer – and what they found there when he went on holidays sparked an investigation into the store’s stock The …
‘This is a pivotal moment for our profession’
What do credentialed pharmacists think of the two new pharmacy agreements? AJP chats to some sector leaders… Deborah Hawthorne, 2023 consultant pharmacist of the year: “For too long, the majority …
Aged care salary: more or less?
Pharmacists embedded in aged care facilities won’t necessarily earn the full Government-funded amount, official confirms David Laffan, assistant secretary, pharmacy branch, Department of health and aged care, has told the …
30 oxycodone scripts in 88 days—and more
A pharmacist “failed in his role as gatekeeper” when he dispensed “vastly” excessive amounts of opioids and benzodiazepines to some patients, a tribunal has said The pharmacist appeared before the …
The week in review
What a huge week it’s been in pharmacy: not just for the community sector, but for the whole profession, with two Agreements signed There was big news out of Canberra …
Questions remain over 8CPA, say shadow health ministers
The Albanese government was “forced” into the 8CPA, say shadow health minister Anne Ruston and shadow assistant minister for regional health Dr Anne Webster The pair have issued a statement …
‘Sweeping changes’ made without consultation
It’s 1954, and the AJP takes issue with the way the new National Health Service Regulations have been implemented: without asking pharmacists “The Commonwealth Minister of Health has said more …
Retailers slam junior pay rate move
A move by unions could discourage employers from hiring pharmacy assistants under certain circumstances, Guild says The Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees’ Association (SDA) has initiated legal action aimed at …
‘Particularly the chemist shop offence is serious’
A teenager, who was among a group which robbed a pharmacy armed with baseball bats and machetes, has now had his application to appeal against his sentence denied The Supreme …
Lung patients going without medicines
Lung experts are calling for a suite of changes including cheaper medicines and affordable allied health, as new data shows drug costs are a barrier to care A new survey …
World news wrapup: 6 June 2024
Kiwis ready for reintroduction of copayment; French pharmacists walk off the job; Japan funds cancer pharmacy in East Jerusalem New Zealand: The Pharmaceutical Society of New Zealand plans to ask …
Victorians give pharmacy pilot stamp of approval
More than 10,000 consultations have now been delivered as part of the Victorian government’s Community Pharmacist Statewide Pilot Minister for Health Mary-Anne Thomas has visited Lim’s Pharmacy in Springvale – …