Can a daily drink slow Alzheimer’s?
Researchers are investigating whether a nutrient-rich drink, sold in some pharmacies, could provide a way to slow the disease A new study conducted by neurology researchers has discovered potential evidence …
Budget vaccine blamed for record flu season
Immunisation Coalition chair Professor Paul Van Buynder has suggested that a cheap version of the flu vaccine may have influenced 2017’s “disaster year” This year’s iteration of the flu vaccine …
Week in review
Pharmacists have had a tough week… First, there was that tribunal ruling which found: “A person served by a pharmacist is not a patient but a customer.” The ruling was …
Pharmacists critical to prescribing process
A recent Australian trial found pharmacist involvement in medication charting lowered inaccuracies from 41.1% to just 1.4%. AJP spoke with the lead researcher to find out more… During the one-month …
Tambassis re-elected
National President of the Pharmacy Guild of Australia, George Tambassis, has been re-elected to the position for a further three years Mr Tambassis, a Victorian community pharmacist for over 25 …
$1.2 million in pharmacist underpayments
Pharmacists received over one million in compensation in just 12 months, mainly due to award underpayments and non-payment of entitlements, says pharmacist union Between 1 October 2016 and 1 October …
Pharmacy responds to Commission report
Automated dispensing replacing pharmacists is a “simplistic approach that shows lack of understanding,” say pharmacy organisations While pharmacy organisations have welcomed recommendations by the Productivity Commission that support pharmacists’ role …
Guild leader recognised
Pharmacy Guild president George Tambassis recognised with Monash University Distinguished Alumni Award George Tambassis, who graduated from the Victorian College of Pharmacy in 1986, has been recognised by Monash University …
No more opioids for chronic pain
Doctors at GP conference call for move away from “ineffective and unsafe” opioids to more active forms of pain treatment As the RACGP conference kicks off this week, a pre-conference …
Drop the jargon
Simplifying your language will help patients better understand what you are trying to say Six out of 10 Australians have low health literacy. How often do you drop complex terms …
Does a pharmacist serve patients or customers?
What AJP readers said about the tribunal ruling A few days ago AJP covered a tribunal ruling that found one particular pharmacy at least may not be primarily a health care …
Report calls for end of community pharmacy model
A Productivity Commission report, tabled in Parliament this week, has recommended community pharmacists be replaced by automated dispensing and a sub-class of “supervisors” The Shifting the Dial report, sent to …