Do you think drug testing for welfare recipients will work?
We want to know what you think… Vote in our poll The Government has begun to plan its establishment of a drug testing trial for welfare recipients through the Social Services …
Macca’s to reduce antibiotics use
The fast food giant has succumbed to consumer and shareholder pressure, unveiling a new plan to reduce routine use of antibiotics in its supply chain McDonald’s has this week released …
The bigger picture
Are low employee pharmacist wages the result of a flawed and unsustainable system due to price disclosure? In a recent poll of AJP readers, the majority of respondents (49%) said …
What does drug testing for welfare recipients really mean?
We look into the proposal, first introduced in the May budget, which the Coalition is hoping to roll out from 1 January 2018 The Government has begun to plan its …
Too much medicine?
Australian health and consumer groups have banded together to release a statement calling for an end to overdiagnosis and overtreatment A group of clinicians, consumers and policy makers have released …
Ovarian cancer patient wins $525 million from J&J
It is the largest payout so far in a string of lawsuits against Johnson & Johnson and its talc-based products A US jury has ordered Johnson & Johnson (J&J) to …
A changing climate
How will health services survive climate change impacts on rural and remote populations? Climate change threatens to impact the lives of Australians living in rural and remote regions, through increased …
API to invest more into Soul Pattinson and Pharmacist Advice
In the midst of “weaker than anticipated” retail trading this financial year, API plans to inject more resources into its pharmacy health programs Australian Pharmaceutical Industries (API) recently announced revised …
How common are pubic hair grooming injuries?
Ouch! A recent survey shows serious injuries are more common than you think. Your Saturday morning challenge: trying to get through this story without cringing In a national US survey …
Pharmacist turns skincare queen
AJP chats with community and consultant pharmacist Cassie Sanghvi, who makes up one-half of organic skincare brand The Base Collective Melbourne based duo Carly Pountney and Cassie Sanghvi (pictured, left …
Huge shortages of estradiol patches
Transdermal patches from both Novartis and Bayer are experiencing a shortfall, predicted to last until November While the shortages to the Novartis products have been occurring since November last year …
Ex-pharmacist returns to Supreme Court
The pharmacist at the centre of a counterfeit sildenafil scandal has again appealed to have his registration reinstated Mina Attia, the former owner of Shopsmart Wholesale pharmacies across Sydney, had his …