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Pride in ‘altruistic profession’ shines
We asked our readers why they love their profession… and it was no surprise at all to find that it’s all about the patients In our latest poll, we asked …
The week in review
It was doctors versus pharmacists again this week, plus some big pharmacy news overseas Pharmacists and doctors were at loggerheads again this week, this time over access to antivirals for …
RACGP labels Pharmacy Guild’s claims ‘unfounded and misleading’
Doctors’ group rejects allegations that GP patient wait times are endangering those with COVID-19 The RACGP has rejected the Pharmacy Guild’s assertion that GP wait times are leading to delays …
Fines over COVID-19 masks, RATs
The Federal court has ordered one company to pay $80k over face mask breach, while another has been fined $67k for failing to provide information on its RATs The TGA …
$2 million theft from WA pharmacy
A pharmacist husband and wife were working more than 100 hours a week… so they trusted a family friend to keep their pharmacy’s accounts WA Today has reported on the …
Pharmacies ask for conference flexibility
The Pharmacy Assistant Conference has new changes due to staff shortages, while the state finalists in Pharmacy Assistant of the Year are announced The organisers of this year’s Pharmacy Assistant …
A new role
Professor Faye McMillan AM to join UTS faculty Pharmacist Faye McMillan will be joining the UTS Faculty of Health as Professor of Indigenous Health within the School of Public Health …
The top ten
What are the hot topics that have been grabbing our readers attention over recent weeks? Errors, crime, difficult customers and turf wars are among the areas of interest to AJP …
Top 10 drugs in PDL incident reports
In its latest practice update, PDL lists the medicines most commonly associated with incident reports it receives… and some should be no surprise It is no surprise that the top …
Naloxone Take Home program prompts shortage
Next major import of drug not due until mid-November Just six weeks after the launch of the national Take Home Naloxone program there is already a significant shortage of the …
Changes for ‘better work-life balance’
Another pharmacy chain is set to change its opening hours to support better health and wellbeing for its pharmacy teams Morrisons in the UK has announced it will be introducing …
GP wait times ‘unacceptable’: Twomey
The current GP shortage means patient wait times are endangering those with COVID-19, says Guild president Pharmacy Guild national president Professor Trent Twomey is urgently calling on all governments at …