CWH contract loss an ‘opportunity’
API thinks it has a better chance of merging with Sigma second-time around following PBS reforms and a changed industry landscape Last Friday Australian Pharmaceutical Industries Limited (API) announced that …
API announces proposal to merge with Sigma
Under the scheme, API shareholders would own approximately 63% of the combined entity with Sigma shareholders owning the remaining 37% Australian Pharmaceutical Industries Limited (API) has today lodged a substantial …
Trailblazing pharmacist recognised at annual awards
Kirrily Chambers has been named Innovative Pharmacist of the Year 2018 for her pioneering work as the first credentialled diabetes educator pharmacist in Australia Pharmacist Kirrily Chambers was recognised for …
Minimum work hours for pharmacy owners?
Most AJP readers think there should be mandatory work requirements for owners, with over a third calling for them to work >350 hours per year in each of their pharmacies …
2018 highlights for community pharmacy
The Pharmacy Guild has looked back on 2018 as well as towards 2019, signalling a busy year for pharmacy with the Federal election and likely start of 7CPA negotiations Pharmacy …
Goat’s milk products good for eczema
Eczema affects 1 in 3 Australians at some stage of their lives, but there are some natural skincare products out there that can help, writes Sheshtyn Paola In my late …
New National President for the PSA
The PSA Board has appointed Dr Chris Freeman as national president following the decision by Dr Shane Jackson to stand down from the presidency Dr Shane Jackson, who has been …
Struck off for stealing over 10,000 Endone tablets
A NSW pharmacist has been banned from practising for at least three years for misappropriating and consuming thousands of Endone, alprazolam and Duromine tablets At the time of the conduct …
‘Laughed out of a chemist shop’
A young British woman says she was laughed out of a pharmacy after presenting what she says was the first script in the UK for medicinal cannabis UK woman Carly …
Helping the vision impaired
This free award-winning app assists people who have difficulty reading medication labels AJP recently looked into the difficulty that people with limited vision can have in managing their medications. In …
Doc reprimanded over ‘unethical’ conduct
A tribunal found the doctor had facilitated a car sale between his daughter and a vulnerable patient, and provided an affidavit for a patient’s ex-partner to use in family court …
Perfumes, soaps linked to earlier puberty onset
A study has found chemicals in personal care products could be potentially associated with earlier onset of puberty in girls A cohort study has looked into the potential impact that …