Pharmacy History
Flashback Friday: A ‘hard and strenuous time’
It’s October 1916, and the Great War is raging – and pharmacists say it’s “pretty rough” in the trenches, while back home the AJP wants unity to eradicate charlatans First, …
Vicious attack in Victoria
It is October 1956 and the pharmacy sector is facing accusations of profiteering at patients’ expense A virulent attack on chemists was sustained in ‘The Argus’ (Melbourne) for a period of …
Flashback Friday: Physicians, pharmacists and quacks
It’s 1926, and the Australasian Journal of Pharmacy tackles the role of the profession in educating the public about unproven treatments “The history of pharmacy and medicine, both so intimately …
Flashback Friday: Direct dealing and government pricing
It’s the mid-70s, and the AJP is reporting on an unpopular decision to allow a drug company to bypass wholesalers “The Trade Practices Commission has granted clearance to the agreement …
Defending the health of the nation
In this 140th year of the AJP, we reflect on the long and valuable history of Australia’s military pharmacists as reported in its pages When most people think of pharmacists …
Restricted Saturday trading for pharmacies
It’s October 1896, and a movement seeking to limit pharmacies’ weekend opening hours looks set to win out Pharmacists may be Australia’s most accessible health professionals, but Saturday afternoon trading …
Is unity in pharmacy attainable?
It’s September 1946 and pharmacists are being warned that the progress of the profession may depend on disparate factions putting their differences aside to deliver a united front, the AJP reports. …
Pharmacists and conscription
It’s September 1916, the world is at war, and the Australasian Journal of Pharmacy is looking at whether or not pharmacists may be exempted from conscription More than two years into the …
A disputed title
Unforeseen technical difficulties in the production of evidence have led the proprietors of this masthead to withdraw action restraining a rival from using the title It is September 1886 and …
Hospital pharmacy: from the basement to the frontline
The hospital pharmacy sector has undergone sweeping changes over its time in Australia—and it’s always seen itself as a champion of change, writes Megan Haggan Ron Batagol, a veteran spokesman …
Flashback Friday: Are pharmacists being scapegoated?
It’s August 1956, and the Australasian Journal of Pharmacy is focusing on the economy: and it’s not looking good for pharmacists “The price of medicines everywhere is high,” we noted. …
Flashback Friday: The future from the 70s
It’s August 1976 and the AJP is reporting on the first Proprietary Association of Australia seminar… as well as some advice for the suncare market Partner of the Hawthorne and …