Pharmacy History
Pharmacy’s standing under threat
Pharmacy organisations need to focus on retaining the status among the public, a leading academic warns It’s February 1924, and pharmacists are being warned that the profession needs to change …
‘Cut prices degrade pharmacy’
Massive discounting driving pharmacy to the brink of extinction, AJP warns – 100 years ago It’s December and time for every publication worth its salt to look back at the …
Body to advise on drug imports lauded
Appointment of expert committee to assess drugs a “step in the right direction” after thalidomide tragedy, says 1963 AJP It’s July 1963 and the world is still reeling from the …
AJP pays tribute to JFK
The late president – assassinated 60 years ago – had described the pharmacist as “an indispensable link in the chain of national health protection” It’s December 1963, the world is …
AJP calls for body “to protect the public” in wake of thalidomide disaster
But publication concerned too much publicity around adverse effects “has caused public alarm” It’s August 1962, the sedative thalidomide has finally been prohibited from sale – ten months after a …
NSW report lands on side of ‘pharmacy chain stores’
Inquiry delivers “disappointing” result for independent pharmacist, writes the AJP. It’s November 1938 and the AJP’s editorial is bemoaning the results of a report just delivered to the NSW government …
S3 advertising to the public– yes or no?
And PBS accused of “retarding” proper use of drugs. What pharmacy looked like in the late 70s, through the eyes of the AJP. It’s November 1978 and one of the …
‘Profound change on the way’
It’s 1973, and change is in the air, in the form of the Whitlam Government’s National Health Scheme – and pharmacists oppose health centres and pharmacy technicians The edition began …
When pharmacy ‘had to strive hard for fair and reasonable treatment’
It’s October 1953, and the AJP’s editorial exhorts pharmacists not to rest on their laurels when fighting injustice “Admirable advice was given recently by His Excellency the Governor-General, Sir William …
The ‘lost profession’ – or essential?
It’s 1943 and the pharmacy sector is talking about scope of practice and how it meshes with the profession’s retail aspect “Vague fears for the future have been expressed recently …
Pharmacists push for affordable medicines
Commonwealth policies are creating barriers for patients with diabetes to access vital medications. It’s September 1923 and patients with diabetes are battling medicines supply shortages and significant out-of-pocket costs, and …
A libellous attack
Pharmacists face accusations of getting rich by “milking the community”… it’s September 1963 and the profession is under attack from a mainstream media publication The AJP’s September 1963 edition featured …