Mental health and wellbeing in the pharmacy
How do you look after yourself, your colleagues and staff? Pressure seems to be mounting on all sides in the pharmacy space, for both owners and employees. It is important …
The blame game: Part 2
“As an employer I am embarrassed at the low wages I have to pay my pharmacists,” owner tells King Review panel Over the past few months, AJP has covered in …
Owners speak up on location rules
Should they be left alone, tweaked or scrapped altogether? King Review submissions reveal a variety of opinions So far the Review of Pharmacy Remuneration and Regulation has received and published …
The compounder, the doctor and the institute
A compounding pharmacy has been criticised for dispensing a withdrawn substance… but is the reproval warranted? Dr Ken Harvey, from Monash University’s School of Public Health, has notified the AJP …
Media: stop with alarmist vaping headlines
Tobacco treatment specialist says misleading news stories are confusing the public Associate Professor Colin Mendelsohn, a tobacco treatment specialist associated with the School of Public Health at the University of …
Get on board with technology
Pharmacists need to embrace the digital space or risk being left behind, says health IT expert Technology is changing the way pharmacy is practised, said eRx Script Exchange Partnerships Manager …
The blame game
Who or what is responsible for the decrease in pharmacy wages? We take a look at the issue from all angles Recently we covered the dissatisfaction that employee pharmacists are …
Reformulated OxyContin sees lowered injection rates
Tamper-resistant formula has seen a decline in total oxycodone injections since its listing on the PBS Ever since OxyContin – or controlled-released oxycodone – was made available in Australia, uptake …
Think about space and design in your pharmacy
Failing to do so will lose your business customers, says expert Pharmacy owners are not maximising the design of the work environment, Willach Australia’s managing director John Koot told delegates …
Pharmacy wages under fire
Lead organisations are beginning to grasp the extent of dissatisfaction with the current state of remuneration among employee pharmacists Are you happy with your pay rate? If the answer is …
Pharmacist MP addresses Guild conference delegates
She reaffirmed her commitment to help improve healthcare and support pharmacy Emma McBride, who is Labor’s MP for Dobell in northern NSW, addressed Pharmacy Connect conference attendees at the opening plenary …
15 comments from King Review national webcast
A live chat with the panel posed some tough questions and featured surprise guests The Department of Health hosted a live national webcast to allow participants to make comments and ask …