Hospital evidence and insight key to enhancing pharmacy programs
Expertise and experience of Australia’s hospital pharmacy profession is crucial to success and sustainability, stakeholder says Advanced Pharmacy Australia (AdPha) has welcomed the opening of consultation on a new pharmacy …
Who is 24-7 pharmacy helping?
Which medicines are in most demand at one of South Australia’s 24-7 pharmacies – and who are the biggest after-hours customers? National Pharmacies Norwood was the first of three community …
‘Receiving a notification doesn’t make you a bad pharmacist’
What to do when a notification is made about you? This expert presents six steps to take The AJP spoke to Naomi Lim, professional officer with PDL, for some advice …
‘Big shoes to fill’
Following the National Australian Pharmacy Students’ Congress at the University of Queensland, the organisation has thanked its outgoing treasurer Due to a change in personal circumstances, national treasurer Benjamin Scott …
States urged to follow the Territory
The Northern Territory Government has decided to further expand the scope of pharmacist-administered vaccination, in a move welcomed by pharmacists Effective immediately (3 February 2025), pharmacists in the Territory are …
Legal error found, but suspension upheld in Supreme Court
A pharmacy proprietor appealed her Section 150 suspension over a legal point, denying allegations of PBS fraud and “kickbacks” A pharmacist has taken an appeal of a NSW Civil and …
Pharmacists dispense high-risk drugs from unlicensed premises
A pharmacy was found to be in an “untidy, cluttered and unhygienic state” and its owner told to stop conducting pharmacy business there… but he continued to do so The …
An opportunity to reform programs
Health minister says the government wants a larger primary care role for pharmacists, as consultation for pharmacy programs agreement readies to commence Mark Butler said in a statement on Friday …
Flashback Friday: ‘Gestapo methods in our midst’
“No agreement with the Federal Government as a contracting party is worth the paper on which it is written,” thundered an AJP correspondent in 1945, as shots were fired within …
World news wrapup: 30 January 2025
Trump administration cuts health agency communication; UK pharmacists slam online questionnaires for weight loss drugs; Canadian pharmacist fined over dispensing methadone without a valid script Washington, D.C: The new Trump …
‘We’ve taken a very thorough approach in NSW’
NSW celebrates six months of the dermatology trial, with its chief health officer saying she believes the state has struck a good balance when it comes to safety Almost 1,500 …
‘Sometimes pharmacists are really hard on themselves’
What should pharmacists do when they learn they’ve made a mistake? The AJP spoke to PDL’s Gary West about the steps pharmacists can take to manage an incident, such as …