Amendments ‘not preferred’ but vaping bill welcomed
One group of pharmacists has welcomed the passage of the vaping bill through the Senate, saying it is “our best chance yet” of preventing young people from using the products …
Poll: Your say on vapes
Should pharmacies be the only authorised sellers of vapes – and do you agree with the legislative change that they be OTC? Pharmacies are set to become the only retailers …
Diabetes shortages targeted in report
Shortages of existing diabetes medicines are likely to continue through 2024 and beyond, warns a new report which recommends strengthening the supply chain The 2024 State of the Nation report from Diabetes …
CWH escapes supermarket code scrutiny
“Families do not complete their weekly food and grocery shopping at Bunnings or Chemist Warehouse,” the review into supermarkets has found The final report of the Independent Review of the …
Blurred lines: Where are the boundaries?
Where does the line fall between a professional relationship or a friendship with a patient? What are the pitfalls to avoid on social media? Megan Haggan looks into the difficult …
The week in review
More discussion on the Agreements, Vyvanse in shortage (again) and movement in the skin care pilot space made the news this week The Guild‘s Andrew Ngeow said that the 8CPA …
Health grilled over 60-day savings
Senator Anne Ruston has asked Health Department officials how many Australians will pay less for their medicines over the next 12 months – over both the $1 discount and 60-day …
‘If he were caught in an open shop he would be guilty’
It’s June 1894, and the AJP reports on the case of a man who styled himself a “consulting herbalist” working from home – and what it meant for pharmacy ownership …
Top TWC pharmacists honoured
TerryWhite Chemmart has named its best and brightest at a gala event held as part of the brands’ Masterclass education event on the Gold Coast Ruthanne Jaja of TerryWhite Chemmart …
‘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 …