Opinion
Are discount models detrimental?
Melbourne pharmacist Pardeep Singh takes aim at the discount model, arguing it has negative impacts for patients and the profession I’m curious if anyone is aware of any ‘discount petrol …
Stepping over the line
Administration of Long Acting Injectable Buprenorphine injections by pharmacists has been a ‘quantum shift’ in the profession’s scope of practice Long Acting Injectable Buprenorphine (LAIB) has been a revolution in …
Credentialed pharmacists come together in Cairns
Credentialed pharmacists and those interested in this growing area of practice have a new opportunity to tackle the issues, writes Sarah Gillespie Following the overwhelming success of the inaugural Pharmaceutical …
From 20 to zero: the Supercare backflip
Angelo Pricolo laments the end of funding for Victoria’s 24-hour Supercare pharmacies In a massive backflip that legendary Romanian gymnast Nadia Comăneci would be proud of, the Victorian state government …
Looking at 60-day dispensing policy
Pharmacy academics Con Berbatis and Bruce Sunderland take a deeper look into some of the potential impacts of the 60 day dispensing policy Given the limited responses by pharmacy, the …
Aged care medications: who pays?
There is a 60 day dispensing reality disconnect in residential aged care, says Gerard Stevens Politics might be the contest of ideas, but sometimes trenchant positions lead to tunnel vision …
Fighting back on authority prescription debts
You can successfully challenge debts raised by the Department of Health for high cost scripts, says lawyer Maurice Hannan Pharmacists would be well aware of the problems associated with the …
Transforming pharmacy
SHPA President Tom Simpson talks about the organisation’s new Transformation agenda for pharmacy This week SHPA released Transformation 2024, a ‘growth agenda over the next twelve months to expand the …
Measuring the impact
Corporate trainer Reem Borrows takes a wide-angle look at the potential negative impact of the 60-day dispensing rule on independent pharmacies…and the community at large Australia’s healthcare system is on …
Department rejects claims ‘thousands of ODT patients to be displaced’
Patients stressed by misinformation over opioid treatment program changes, Department of Health says AJP has received this ‘letter to the editor’ from a spokesperson for the Department of Health, seeking …
Take heed of troubling report findings: PDL
PDL says it supports the Guild’s efforts in urging the Federal Government to consult with pharmacy on the real impact of 60-day dispensing Citing a recently published independent report commissioned …
Comments roundup
Chat in AJP comments has perhaps predictably, been all about 60-day dispensing, as the date for its implementation draws near Health minister Mark Butler’s remarks about a rise in applications …