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Names up in lights
PSA announces its Victorian award winners for 2022 The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) has presented its 2022 Victorian Pharmacist Awards to pharmacists who it says are making impressive contributions …
Getting your attention
What were the the ten most popular episodes of the AJP podcast in 2022? In the next part of our series looking at our most popular articles in 2022, we …
‘Fundamentally, the pharmacist becomes an administrative clerk.’
Australia is “way behind” when it comes to using pharmacists in patient care, says an outspoken Melbourne pharmacist responding to GP concerns Pardeep Singh, a Melbourne pharmacist who has repeatedly …
Machine becomes biggest US harm reduction provider
A naloxone vending machine plus the use of the pharmacy workforce could have “amazing” results, a leading Australian pharmacist says after the release of a US study A new study …
Keeping educated
What were the ten most clicked CPD articles on our website in 2022? AJP’s CPD offerings have increased in quantity and variety to meet the needs of our readers. So …
Australasian College of Pharmacy launches accreditation training
College president Michelle Bou-Samra has announced that it will offer accreditation training for all pharmacists from 2023 onwards “The College is dedicated to supporting the education needs of all pharmacists …
Out with the old, in with the new
This is our final daily newsletter for 2022, but we have one special edition still to come. These are the dates you need to know These are the dates …
What you were reading
We kick off our review of what our readers have been looking at in 2022 by reviewing our 10 best read columns for the year These were the ten best …
Pharmacists’ seized assets to pay nearly $2m debt
A Brisbane pharmacist charged with defrauding the PBS has been ordered to repay nearly $2 million This took place after the Australian Federal Police-led Criminal Asset Confiscation Taskforce (CACT) restrained …
Chemist Warehouse showcases its winners
Chemist Warehouse Group has held its 2022 CW Retail Awards for Excellence The awards, which now occur annually, celebrate and honour the outstanding work of the community pharmacists, interns and …
Call for action on sports pharmacy
Pharmacist expertise has been key in supporting athletes and helping address the problem of doping, a new report shows The International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) has teamed up with colleagues from …
Antibiotic substitution arrangement in force
New amoxicillin substitution amendments introduced as health system tries to deal with the ongoing shortage of the medicine The federal Department of Health and Aged Care has announced amendments to …