‘It’s a tough time, but there is life beyond this pandemic.’
How have a Hockeyroo, a community pharmacist and a pharmacy intern been coping with the stress of COVID-19? We hear from them This week AJP and Pharmacists’ Support Service (PSS) …
First e-script dispensed in South Australia
E-scripts are officially rolling out in the state and, meanwhile, amendments to emergency response legislation have recognised the importance of keeping pharmacy staff safe TerryWhite Chemmart Old Reynella has become …
Alert raised over V-MAX Herbal Tablets
TGA warns that the tablets contain undeclared sildenafil The TGA has tested a product labelled V-MAX herbal tablets and found that it contains undeclared sildenafil. “Consumers are advised that sildenafil …
Staff Spotlight: Ethan Kreutzer
We speak with the newly elected 2020/21 NAPSA president 1. How do you feel having been elected as the newest NAPSA president? It is a great honour and privilege to …
Coroner expresses concern over man’s overdose death
The GP who prescribed methadone to a Tasmanian man was found to have breached the Poisons Act on 35 occasions A 51-year-old Tasmanian man died from acute methadone toxicity in …
Pharmacy COVID-19 testing trial to commence
South Australia is rolling out a two-week testing pilot commencing at several metropolitan pharmacies this week SA Health has announced a two-week pilot that will allow community pharmacists to test …
We’ve saved patients over $61m: CWH
The Pharmacy Guild argues that the $1 discount measure just delays concession cardholders’ access to the safety net, but Chemist Warehouse calls this position “nonsense” The Guild has slammed the …
What you think about the 7CPA
About half of readers think the new Agreement is ‘no better or worse’ than the 6CPA, and most are split over funding distribution The Seventh Community Pharmacy Agreement (7CPA) was signed …
‘We won’t go back to what we did before.’
AJP speaks to a Melbourne pharmacy professor and a student on how education and placements have been transformed during the COVID-19 pandemic The pandemic has sped up changes which may …
Non-medical use of pharmaceuticals falls
The proportion of people using codeine for non-medical purposes has halved since 2016 and this is likely due to its upscheduling, according to the latest National Drug Strategy Household Survey …
Caught with more than 1kg of amphetamine, ketamine
A pharmacist has been charged with supply of prohibited drugs after being caught with large amounts of GBL, ketamine, amphetamine, heroin and cocaine A 28-year-old Sydney man has been arrested …
‘Tassie is joining the brigade of e-scripts.’
E-scripts are being successfully dispensed at community pharmacies in Launceston One of Tasmania’s first e-prescriptions was dispensed at TerryWhite Chemmart Prospect Vale in Launceston last week, the Pharmacy Guild Tasmanian …