Pharmacy History
Flashback Friday: A PBS co-pay increase?
It’s 1985, and pharmacy is shocked at an increase to the PBS co-payment Then Labor treasurer Paul Keating had just delivered a mini-Budget as the AJP put together its June, …
Flashback Friday: GPs oppose the ‘wicked counter prescriber’
It’s 1895, and the Australasian Journal of Pharmacy reports on where GPs are laying the blame for a reduction in their lifestyles In our June, 1895 edition, we reported on …
Flashback Friday: Phenacetin ‘safe and beneficial’
It’s May 1965, and change is in the air when it comes to the metric system – if not a certain medication which would later be banned We reported on …
‘Tobacco product selling is the wrong place to draw the line’
Should pharmacies sell cigarettes – and is warning customers about the dangers of smoking a reason to do so? It’s May 1975, and the hot topic at the Australian Journal …
‘Indiscriminate sale’ of morphia examined
Victorians battle opium, English pharmacists warn of non-prescription morphine and cocaine, and a brand-new barbiturate hits the market… welcome to May 1905 Our English correspondent reported on an address to …
Flashback Friday: ‘The fight is on’
Pharmacists must hold firm to ensure the survival of the profession’s independence in the face of external threats It’s May 1950, and the Australasian Journal of Pharmacy is urging pharmacists …
Flashback Friday: Staff shortages persist
The dearth of qualified pharmaceutical chemists in Australia continues It’s April 1950 and the Australasian Journal of Pharmacy is reporting that community and hospital pharmacies are struggling to fill vacancies, …
Flashback Friday: Sly grog, wrongly labelled cocaine cases heard
Was this Melbourne pharmacy really a sly grogger? The AJP tackles a tricky legal case in 1925 Australia may not have experienced Prohibition, but we did suffer from the infamous …
Flashback Friday: No ‘killjoy’ image over cigarettes
It’s the 70s, and the Labor party votes for restrictions on medicines advertising – but doesn’t want backlash over restrictions on tobacco ads “The Australian Labor Party voted at its …
Fallout, flashburn and pharmacy
It’s the 1950s and the pharmacy outlook is bright… possibly too bright, given our concerns over an incipient atom bomb attack In our February, 1955 edition we had some handy …
Flashback Friday: Enemy trademarks and illegible handwriting
World events drew much of our attention in 1915, but pharmacists still took the time to point out one enduring bugbear: their medical colleagues’ handwriting The Australasian Journal of Pharmacy …
‘Gone now are the days when people postponed treatment because of fear of expense’
The Sixties are in full swing and it’s good news all around in pharmacy, as members of the profession stand ready for the metric system In February 1965, the Australasian …