Champion pharmacy team celebrates win
A Mega Save Chemist in northern NSW has been named Champion Pharmacy of the Year as part of the 2017 Australian Small Business Champion Awards Mega Save Chemist Charlestown, based …
“Australia hasn’t yet come to terms with the option of harm reduction”
In the wake of the TGA’s decision to maintain a ban on nicotine for e-cigarettes, research shows such restrictive environments inhibit smokers’ attempts to quit A study published this week …
Forum: Destroying Schedule 8 Drugs
“Does anybody know if there are any documents that describe appropriate environmentally friendly methods for destroying drugs of addiction. “An example I have become aware of was where a pharmacist simply …
Public call on CWH to keep penalty rates
The pharmacists union has penned an open letter to the director of Chemist Warehouse, urging him not to implement pay cuts In a February decision by the Fair Work Commission, …
RB loses final Nurofen appeal in High Court
It must pay the $6 million penalty for making misleading representations about its Nurofen Specific Pain products A final High Court appeal by Reckitt Benckiser against a penalty imposed for …
Forum: Will there be low-dose codeine after 1 Feb 2018?
This forum thread continues to gain traction among AJP readers: “If the main manufacturers of low-dose Codeine don’t see a market and the generics come to the same conclusion, then …
Consumers in the dark about OTC NSAIDs
While they are easily available in pharmacies, supermarkets and convenience stores, many Australians don’t understand the risks, researchers argue In a study conducted across a number of NSW pharmacies, University …
Have your say: S3 medicines advertising
The TGA is calling for comments from interested parties on its review of reforms to advertising of pharmacist-only medicines A recent review of the Scheduling Policy Framework resulted in proposed …
Tribunal cracks down on overprescribing doctor
A NSW GP has been struck off for overprescribing drugs of addiction to patients, including known doctor shoppers Dr David George West, 75, has had his registration cancelled following proceedings …
Australia among most depressed, anxious countries in the world
More than 300 million people across the world are now living with depression – an increase of more than 18% over the past decade According to the latest estimates from …
Canberra graduate honoured with Gold Medal Award
Dr Kathleen Otto has been honoured with a prestigious award sponsored by the PSA University of Canberra (UC) pharmacy graduate Dr Kathleen Otto received the Gold Medal Award, presented at …