Pharmacy History

Court quashes possession conviction of man with a mixture of cocaine and phenacetin  It’s August 1925 and the Australasian Journal of Pharmacy is questioning the wisdom a court’s decision to …

It’s 1945, and the AJP is wondering what its readers think about introducing US-style drugstores with soda fountains And it being August of 1945, the AJP was jubilant at the …

It’s July 1955, and pharmacists are being urged to look to expand their service offerings to bolster revenues and deliver improved health outcomes for patients  Friendships formed between persons working …

It’s the 1930s, and Australia really needs to get serious about regulating arsenic, writes the AJP, after a confectioner mistook it for icing sugar Our July, 1935 edition was packed …

It’s the mid-50s, and the Australasian Journal of Pharmacy is concerned with opportunities for pharmacists to help the general public… as well as the end of heroin, a new APF …

“You are to be butchered to make a socialists’ holiday!” pharmacists said in 1945, slamming the idea of pharmaceutical benefits We opened our June, 1945 edition with the dramatic tale …

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, …

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 …

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 …

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 …