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The top ten
CPA, medication misadventure and scheduling changes head our most read stories list These are the ten top stories on the AJP website from 10 March to 11 April 2024: July …
Flexibility key to attracting talent
Pharmacists no longer want to work 40 to 50 hours a week, recruiter tells owners Pharmacy proprietors are being advised to offer flexible working arrangements to attract and retain staff. …
‘I was just painted as a criminal’: CWH profiling incident slammed
What was meant to be a celebratory mother-daughter shopping spree ended in tears and embarrassment for a high-achieving school student – and a call for a reconciliation plan at Chemist …
What’s happening with credentialing?
With the current Medication Review Numbers (MRN) system set to expire at the end of June, pharmacists who use them remain concerned about their future The MRN system was set …
CWH scores customer satisfaction award
Discount chain Chemist Warehouse (CWH) has once again been named “Pharmacy of the Year” by independent market research company Roy Morgan Roy Morgan’s annual Customer Satisfaction Award recognises 38 companies …
Ministerial addresses spark interest
Minister Butler to open Medicines Management 2024 in Adelaide as call for abstracts opens The call for abstracts has opened for Australia’s largest scientific pharmacy conference as the Society of …
Depression, falls and antidepressants
Antidepressants are often first-line therapy for patients in residential aged care – but a leading consultant pharmacist says credentialed pharmacists could support other approaches Commonly, people living in residential aged …
Are pharmacists ready for a rebound in Chinese customers?
The post-pandemic return of Chinese tourists could present a major opportunity for Australian pharmacies, provided they are positioned to capitalise on it, a healthcare product producer says Before the Covid-19 …
April MIMS update
We look at some of the recent changes to the medicines landscape, with new products, indications and contraindications New Products Fezolinetant (Veoza) is a nonhormonal selective NK3 receptor antagonist that …
Locum rates forecast to flatten
Rapid increases to the rates of pay given to locum pharmacists in recent years are set to taper off, recruiter says After five years of significant pay increases, locums are …
Scope expansion gathers momentum
Patients will soon benefit from faster access to care through state-based measures to expand pharmacists’ scope of practice Pharmacists in South Australia and parts of Queensland will be able to provide …
Notifications no need for panic
Pharmacists are being urged to keep calm and contact their professional indemnity insurer if they receive an AHPRA notification Data from the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) shows that …