New RACGP president announced
Dr Karen Price said she plans to reassert the role of general practice and adopt a ‘GPs first’ approach, while Chris Freeman says a collaborative approach is needed ‘now more …
Two more pharmacists diagnosed with COVID-19
This brings the total in Victoria to 65 cases among pharmacists, with more than 3200 cases among healthcare workers in the state to date There has been a significant number …
‘They are a very, very high risk group.’
A Sydney pharmacist has spoken out about health issues among culturally and linguistically diverse communities for Multicultural Health Week Veronica Nou, a Western Sydney community pharmacist and NSW Humanitarian Award …
AJP chats with… Angelo Pricolo
‘Greg Hunt, if you’re out there, please reconsider’: Talking about getting naloxone into more hands, harm minimisation and reducing stigma in the pharmacy… “The smallest side glance or comment, or …
‘It could turn pharmacies into COVID petri dishes.’
COVID-19 testing in pharmacies will spread the disease “like wildfire” says union in declaring safety ban of trial, while PSA calls for moratorium Professional Pharmacists Australia (PPA) has called on …
What happens during a vaccination audit?
A Sydney pharmacist who recently underwent a vaccination audit with just 48 hours’ notice shares what she learnt from the experience … and how to prepare Last month, NSW Health …
‘It’s every pharmacist’s greatest fear.’
A Sydney proprietor received that dreaded call: a person infected with COVID had been in their pharmacy… here’s what happened next On Monday 31 August, a man who was infected …
Stories from the frontline
‘He came into the pharmacy, in tears’: How Australian pharmacists are playing a role in reducing opioid deaths The Penington Institute released Australia’s Annual Overdose Report 2020 this Monday to …
Application dismissed
Pharmacy staff member loses unfair dismissal application On 30 June, a former pharmacy staff member lodged an application asserting that the termination of her employment at a Melbourne pharmacy on …
Suspended GP refused stay by tribunal
The NSW medical practitioner has appealed his suspension following a complaint of excessive prescribing of opiates and benzodiazepines The Medical Council of NSW suspended a GP’s registration from 13 May …
Outrage over pharmacies struggling to access support
It is “absolutely perverse” that community pharmacies have to contemplate the choice of dispensing high cost drugs that may impact on their eligibility for funding support, says Guild leader The …
The week in review
Business woes, legal drama and downschedule decisions… what happened in pharmacy this week? Early in the week we heard from the Pharmacy Guild that some community pharmacies are doing it …